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Gibson Mill dating from 1800 at Hardcastle Crags

Hebden Water, the river used to power Gibson Mill water wheel

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Hardcastle Crags is a beautiful wooded countryside area near Heptonstall and Hebden Bridge cared for by the National Trust. Clear brown signs will direct you to if from Hebden Bridge and a trail leaflet guide can be obtained from Hebden Bridge Tourist Information Centre. You have the choice of beautiful leisurely trails on broad, well marked walkways (perfect for family walks) or you can link up to the Calderdale Way for a longer hike.

Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags & the Industrial Revolution

Evidence of the industrial revolution is everywhere in Hardcastle Crags including the marks of old quarry work and spectacular centrepiece Gibson Mill now with new interactive exhibit on the history of the mill and Hardcastle Crags inside.

Gibson Mill and its reservoir with water taken from adjacent Hebden Water is a water mill built in 1800 and is much smaller than later industrial revolution mills found in West Yorkshire such as Salt's Mill, Saltaire north of Bradford or mammoth Dean Clough in Halifax, once home to Crossleys Carpets.

Its survival is due in large part to the fact that it was much later converted into a restaurant and tea dancing centre around 1900, with a small shop selling 'Cedars Aerated Waters'. (see picture postcard c 1900 in the Alice Longstaff Gallery Collection/information at Hebden Bridge Tourist Information Centre).

National Trust Information on Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill

Location of Hardcastle Crags
At the end of Midgehole Road, 1.5 miles NW of Hebden Bridge, off A6033 Keighley Road.

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill National Trust Main Office
Holin Hall Office
Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7AP
T: 01422 844518

See the National Trust webguide right for details on the exhibit within Gibson Mill.

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