Holme Head Works, Holme Head, Carlisle, Cumbria

This cotton mill was established in 1865. It used water power generated by a weir across the River Cardew. Find out more about windmills and watermills in our Teachers' Kit - Mills.

Location

Cumbria Carlisle

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

mill textile cotton water weir river victorian (1837 - 1901)