Hunslet Mill (on the right adjacent to the river) and Victoria Works (on the left behind Hunslet Mill)

The Hunslet Mill and Victoria Works Complex is a series of very large disused mill buildings in Goodman Street in Leeds.

History

Hunslet Mill was constructed by William Fairbairn for John Wilkinson and completed circa 1842.[1] By 1847 some 1,500 female staff were employed in the mill reeling flax.[1] It was occupied by a firm of linen manufacturers called Richard Buckton and Son[2] from 1868[3] and then by a firm of blanket weavers called Dodgson and Hargreaves from the mid-1920s[4] until it closed in 1966.[5][6]

Victoria Works was constructed for W B Holdsworth and was completed in 1838.[1] It was occupied by a tailoring company called Botterill & Senior from the 1930s[4] and later was owned by a firm of ironmongers called R H Bruce[7] before they moved out in the early 1970s.[8]

The complex, which had been derelict ever since, was purchased by developers Evans Property Group and Caddick Developments. However these development plans ultimately failed to commence,[9] meaning that the complex remained derelict until the current developers, JM Construction, bought the site in the mid 2010s.[10]

As of 2017, construction started to redevelop the mill complex. The development, which is called Victoria Riverside,[11] is scheduled for completion by the end of 2023.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Hunslet Mill and Victoria Works Complex" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Frederick Ernest Buckton". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hunslet mills". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Hunslet Mill". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Barriers to entry". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "No. 44160". The London Gazette. 1 November 1966. p. 11837.
  7. ↑ "Atkinson Street, Victoria Mill". Leodis. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Derelict Buildings in Leeds". Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Is there trouble at t'mill?". Yorkshire Post. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Hunslet Mill from Yarn Street". Leodis. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Victoria Riverside". Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Continued sales success for Leeds apartment scheme". Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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