Gibson Mill (Explored)
The mill pond provides a lovely viewpoint of the old textile mill at Hardcastle Crags. This wooded valley is owned by the National Trust and is near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
It operated from 1805-1890 and was one of the first cotton mills of the Industrial Revolution. The working day was 6am to 7.30pm, including for children! Then a law came in to restrict children’s hours - to 12! This mill pond was to supply the water-driven machines. Once it stopped being a working mill people boated around it, apparently.
In Explore April 21, 2025.
Gibson Mill (Explored)
The mill pond provides a lovely viewpoint of the old textile mill at Hardcastle Crags. This wooded valley is owned by the National Trust and is near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
It operated from 1805-1890 and was one of the first cotton mills of the Industrial Revolution. The working day was 6am to 7.30pm, including for children! Then a law came in to restrict children’s hours - to 12! This mill pond was to supply the water-driven machines. Once it stopped being a working mill people boated around it, apparently.
In Explore April 21, 2025.