Mixenden History Hike

Jumples MillIn 1500 William Lister built a fulling mill - cloth was beaten with wooden hammers to clean it. A mill damn collected water to serve the wheel. Steam engines replaced water power in 1826.To find out more about the Mixenden History Hike visit our website https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/

Clough BreweryClough Farm, a brewery since 1797, was taken over by Thomas Ramsden in 1881 who established Ramsden Stone Clough Brewery. Ram’s ale, Stone Trough ale and Double Stout are some of their brews.To find out more about the Mixenden History Hike visit our website https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/

Bronze Age UrnIn 1877, a large Bronze Age Urn containing cremation remains was found in a stone cist by a grave digger in the grounds of Mount Zion Chapel. Made of sun baked clay, it is ornamented by dots. To find out more about the Mixenden History Hike visit our website https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/

Mixenden TreasureIn 1510 nine men set out from Bingley to Soil Hill to find a hoard of half buried treasure. The cunning men believed they would outwit the demon who protected the treasure, but got lost in the mist.To find out more about the Mixenden History Hike visit our website https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/

Roman RoadIn 1963 an archaeological group from Ovenden secondary school discovered a section of Roman road from Manchester to Ilkley on Ogden Moor crossing the north end of the reservoir.To find out more about the Mixenden History Hike visit our website https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/

ReservoirIn the 1950s Halifax needed a bigger water supply. The engineers J.F. Bateman commenced the construction of Mixenden Reservoir in 1867. It was built to hold 106 million gallons. To find out more about the Mixenden History Hike visit our website https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/