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Gibson Mill
Gibson Mill and the mill pond

Hardcastle Crags is a wooded Pennine valley in West Yorkshire, England, owned by the National Trust. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Hebden Bridge and 10 miles (16 km) west of the town of Halifax.

Gibson Mill

Approximately half a mile along the valley there is a 19th-century cotton mill called Gibson Mill. The mill was water powered and has been renovated to demonstrate renewable energy sources and a sustainability strategy. It is surrounded by 400 acres (1.6 km2) of unspoilt woodland and crossed by 30 miles (48 km) of footpaths. The former cotton mill was one of the first powered mills built at the start of the Industrial Revolution.

Water powered turbines, photo voltaic panels, composting toilets, a wood-burning boiler, a wood-burning cocklestove and locally sourced reclaimed interior materials have gone into making the venture sustainable.

The mill, a grade II listed building, reopened to the public on Saturday, 24 September 2005, and there are exhibits about the mill and its workers.

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    Woodland at Hardcastle Crags

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    Hardcastle Crags signpost

  • Hebden Water near Hardcastle Crags - geograph.org.uk - 269736

    River Hebden

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    Foliage

  • Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags - geograph.org.uk - 835051

    Gibson Mill

  • Gateway and Lodge, Hardcastle Crags, Wadsworth - geograph.org.uk - 1391281

    Entrance to the National Trust land

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