Stott Park Bobbin Mill

Built in 1835, the mill was one of over 65 buildings in the Lake District which provided wooden bobbins to the weaving and spinning industry, primarily in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

The construction of the Lakeside railway in 1869, with a station less than a mile away, no doubt made Stott Park a more viable location than others.

They continued to run the business until 1971 when the mill closed, the wood turning industry having declined hugely due to the increase in products made from plastic.

As one of the few remaining bobbin mills in the Lake District, it was listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 1973,[1] and the site was bought by the Department of the Environment in 1974 to safeguard it against demolition or conversion.

In the 1880s a small stationary steam engine built by Bradley's of Brighouse was installed to provide power when the water levels dropped in summer.