Canal Wharf Saw Mills (Former Walkley's Clog Factory), Hebden Royd.

Built in 1851, Canal Wharf Saw Mills occupies a prime position alongside the A646 Burnley Road, Rochdale Canal, and River Calder at Hebden Royd, between the village of Mytholmroyd and the town of Hebden Bridge in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Because of its closeness to the canal and river, it has suffered from flooding on a number of occasions and has stood empty since 2003.

 

Before being abandoned and listed for sale, the mill was home to the famous Walkley Clogs and was significantly damaged by fire due to arson in 1990. After this, it was refurbished and became a major tourist attraction, with a visitor centre for clog making and a number of small craft shops occupying parts of the mill. Sadly, due to its popularity, pressure was put on the owners to pay for road improvements around the mill as the traffic was causing congestion, but despite a number of schemes going before planning, all were rejected, leading to the tourist attraction closing in the late 1990's. Since then, there have been applications to convert the mill into apartments, each time being rejected because of the problems with flooding, access, and poor parking facilities. Now it stands, empty, abandoned, and for sale a shadow of its former self. An update to this is that the mill was devastated by fire in 2019 and demolished shortly afterwards. The cleared land, which had stood empty for close to 2 years, was recently given permission to build homes on the site.

 

These pictures were taken on November 24th, 2013 with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet. They can also be seen and purchased un-watermarked on Clickasnap.

 

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 The following 3 pictures belong to a friend of mine who viewed the mill in 2015/16.