The mill is now derelict and is a grade II* listed building, one of two in the town of Keighley.

[1] It was opened in 1780, and was the first industrial building in Keighley, whilst also being the first purpose built cotton-spinning mill in Yorkshire.

[2][3] Initially, the mill was powered by a waterwheel, using the adjacent River Worth, but the opening of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1773, greatly increased importation of coal into Keighley, and the mill eventually became steam powered.

[4] To generate enough water pressure to power the mill-wheel, a large dam covering 2 acres (0.81 ha) was built which was fed by a mill-race (goit).

A weir, some 200 yards (180 m) upstream, near to where North Beck enters the river, was built to feed the mill-race.