Hill Street, Holmfirth, Holme Valley, West Yorkshire

Many of the houses in Holmfirth were built as weavers' cottages in the 18th century. As the number of mills increased in areas such as this so textile production became more automated and less weavers operated from attic workshops.

Location

West Yorkshire Holmfirth

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

housing house work worker industry textile workshop town industrial revolution Victorian (1837 - 1901)