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    Default Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    Long been on my list to do and finally managed it today - visited with Boxerheaven.


    Lister's Mill (otherwise known as Manningham Mills) was the largest silk factory in the world. It is located in the Manningham district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK and was built by Samuel Cunliffe Lister to replace the original Manningham Mills that were destroyed by fire in 1871. The mill is a Grade II* listed building, built in the Italianate style of Victorian architecture.
    At its height, Lister's employed 11,000 men, women and children - manufacturing high-quality textiles such as velvet and silk. It supplied 1,000 yards (910 m) of velvet for King George V's coronation and in 1976 new velvet curtains for the President Ford White House. The 1890-91 strike at the mill was important in the establishment of the Independent Labour Party which later helped found the modern-day Labour Party. On completion in 1873, Lister's Mill was the largest textile mill in North England. Floor space in the mill amounts to 27 acres (109,000 mē), and its imposing shape remains a dominant feature of the Bradford skyline. The chimney of the mill is 255 feet (78 m) high, and can be seen from just about anywhere in Bradford.
    Powering all the machinery switched over to electricity in 1934. Before that huge steam boilers drove the mill. Every week the boilers consumed 1,000 tons of coal brought in on company rail wagons from the company collieries near Pontefract. Water was also vital in the process and the company had its own supply network including a large covered reservoir on-site (now in 2006 that area is a piazza and underground car park).
    During World War II Lister's produced 1,330 miles (2,140 km) of real parachute silk, 284 miles (457 km) of flame-proof wool, 50 miles (80 km) of khaki battledress and 4,430 miles (7,130 km) of parachute cord. The Lister's business decreased considerably during the 1980s. Stiff foreign competition and changing textile trends such as increased use of artificial fibres were the reasons. In 1992 the mills were essentially abandoned.


    It was bough by Urban Splash who converted part of the mill and turned them into luxury flats and offices. Due to the current economic climate the second phase of the building is currently on hold....

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    And was even lucky enough to find these!



    Thanks for having a wee ganders!

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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    Nicely done, B&W suits this place down to the ground.

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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    Ace Nic!! Didn't realise there was still stuff to do here


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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    There is still plenty to do - I'm going again if you fancy it? I never took my tripod so need to revisit a few rooms....DOH!

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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    very very nice nicola absolutly love this set

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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    Totally wicked boss!


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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    I thought this place was fully converted If you do a revisit would you please give me a heads up, I wouldn't mind having a nose around here.

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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    Anytime after Thursday when I hand my work in, let's av it


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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    Nice work, sorry I couldn't make it (now back home). I too thought the redevelopment was much more advanced than this. If you're heading back let me know.

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    Default Re: Manningham/Lister Mills, May 2011

    Excellent Nicola. That roof collapse shot is pure win Wouldn't mind a mooch in here.
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