GC15VQ7 Lower Providence Mills (Traditional Cache) in Yorkshire, United Kingdom created by springheadmillers

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Dalesman: Archived at the request of the CO.

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A cache by springheadmillers Message this owner

Hidden : 10/14/2007

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Size: Size: other (other)

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Lower Providence Mill was the 3rd Mill in the Hattersley Empire. The others being Springhead Mill and Mytholmes Mill. Lower Providence Mill was demolished in 1984, and the remaining chimney is the last bastion of this once mighty mill. The cache is easy to find, and can be achieved as a cache-and-dash.

....Lower Providence Mills before 1984

Lower Providence Mills were built in 1806, by Mr. Leach of Halifax, for John Sugden and James Hey. Initially there were only three spinning frames, each attended by three or four girls. Weaving was done by outworkers and the finished goods were sold at Halifax Piece Hall where Sugden and Hey had two rooms.

The firm became John Sudgen and Sons on the retirement of Mr Hey in 1822, and in 1839, on the death of John, became known as Jonas Sugden and Ross. Jonas was a noted Methodist preacher who vowed that he would never employ "gamblers, drinkers or people who had fallen into sin"!

The mill was bought by George Hattersley and Sons shortly after Higher Providence Mill and was greatly expanded. Latterly the mill was used as a warehouse and was demolished, apart from the chimney and cottages, in 1984.