Broadhead and Graves Mill Royal Visit 1932

Broadhead and Graves Mill Royal Visit 1932

Nov 17, 2022 | Category, Industry, People

His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, as President of the industrial Society, visited the Kirkheaton mills of Broadhead and Graves on the 11th of March 1932. This visit, unprecedented in the history of the firm, enabled his Royal Highness to inspect the various...
Kirkheaton Colour Works-Gawthorpe Green

Kirkheaton Colour Works-Gawthorpe Green

Aug 30, 2017 | Industry, Kirkheaton

The first reference to John Dawson as owner of Kirkheaton Colour works is in 1889 [1] with reference to patents he took out along with Robert Hirsch who had been appointed a director in 1887. Based on maps there is no indication of a factory in 1855 but later maps...