The old mill building itself has been retained and kitted out with spacious new family homes
The late 1900s were not so kind to places like this, however, and with deindustrialisation came decay and disrepair for Stonebridge Mills, as work at the site frittered away.Now, the mills and the wasteland behind it have been given a new life and a new look, with 112 homes having been put up across 10 acres.
That plan was strongly opposed by people in Farnley and neighbouring Wortley and Tesco eventually walked away from the scheme.There seems to be a widespread consensus that housing is a healthier outcome for the mills, but trying to keep the history alive in the face of crumbling structures, asbestos and rot has not been easy.
The reduction in the size of the mill pond, which lies in front of the cottages, was controversial too, but done to keep the project “viable”, according to the developers.Councillor Blackburn, who’s represented Farnley and Wortley on Leeds City Council for the last 25 years, has mixed feelings, though he does prefer the current scheme to Tesco’s “inappropriate” plans.
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