Crossleys Carpet Mills, Halifax

Gelatine silver print entitled 'Crossleys Carpet Mills, Halifax' by Ian Beesley. Produced for the commission `Through the Mill:, The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs'.1985-1987'.

Yorkshire has a rich carpet making history. Crossley Carpets at Dean Clough Mills, Halifax was one of the largest carpet manufacturers in the world during the nineteenth century. By the second half of the twentieth century the business was in decline due to competition from cheap imports. The mill ceased production and closed in 1982.