Lister Mills
Lister Mills | |
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Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Manningham Mills |
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Reference no. | 1314426 |
Lister Mills (otherwise known as Manningham Mills) was the largest
History
On completion in 1873, Lister's was the largest
At its height, Lister's employed 11,000 men, women and children – manufacturing high-quality
A strike in 1890–91 at the mill was important in the establishment of the Independent Labour Party which later helped found the modern-day Labour Party.
Decline
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The Listers' business decreased considerably during the 1980s. Stiff foreign competition and changing textile trends such as increased use of artificial fibres were the reasons. In 1999, the mills were closed.[2] Being a prominent structure, the mills attracted a great deal of attention and several regeneration proposals came and went. The sheer size of the buildings being a major difficulty. However local residents, former workers and, notably, Reverend George Moffat never lost hope that the mills would rise again. They campaigned hard to save the mills.[citation needed]
Rebirth
In 2000, property regeneration company Urban Splash bought Lister Mills from their former administrators, Ernst and Young, with plans to renovate the Silk Warehouse. Costs for the project were estimated to be at £100 million. Renovation work began in 2003, and construction formally began in September 2004. 131 new homes and 3 ground floor commercial units were subsequently completed in the large buildings. Construction was finished in 2006, but evidently left a majority of the site unmaintained.[5][6]
The second phase was the regeneration of the largest building on the site, Velvet mill, by replacing the existing roof of the building with a glass and steel structure, housing two storey apartments and creating additional ground floor commercial spaces, whilst preserving original architectural features under the design of David Morley Architects.[7] The new homes went on sale in early 2007.
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Bradford
- Listed buildings in Bradford (Toller Ward)
- Bliss Tweed Mill
- Salts Mill
References
- ^ a b Oake, Sebastian (April 2012). "The eccentric benefactor". Dalesman. pp. 70–73.
- ^ a b Pearman, Hugh (14 November 2004). "The ultimate conversion". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Historic England (14 June 1963). "Manningham Mills (Grade II*) (1314426)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Mitchell, W. R. (1987). "Looking for Dick Hudson". Dalesman.
- ^ "New plans would see parts of iconic mill restored, and others demolished". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Lister Mills, Bradford". Urban Splash. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Industrial Heritage Reuse in Europe | Lister Mills". reindustrialheritage.eu. Retrieved 12 September 2023.