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The most dominant landmark in Low Moor is arguably the most dominant landmark in the entire village, Low Moor Iron Works. The iron works stand in the central part of Low Moor. Royds Hall, a Grade II* listed building west of Low Moor, was begun in 1640 and substantially extended in 1770. It was the seat of the Rookes family until 1788 when it ...
The Low Moor Ironworks was a wrought iron foundry established in 1791 in the village of Low Moor about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Bradford in Yorkshire, England. The works were built to exploit the high-quality iron ore and low-sulphur coal found in the area.
The Low Moor Explosion was a fire and a series of explosions at a munitions factory in Low Moor, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire in August 1916. The factory was manufacturing picric acid to be used as an explosive for the First World War effort and was well alight when the Bradford Fire Brigade arrived.
Low Moor railway station serves the villages of Low Moor and Oakenshaw in the south of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The station is situated on the Calder Valley Line between Bradford Interchange and Halifax. The present station at Low Moor was opened on 2 April 2017. [3]
Successive chairmen of the Low Moor Iron Company occupied the property until the 1920s. Finally in 1932 Royds Hall was purchased by a private owner who stayed until 1975. Two further owners since lovingly maintained and improved Royds Hall, [ 2 ] including millionaire businessman Sir Earnest Hall who was responsible for much of the restoration ...
The line lost its local passenger services in July 1965 and despite Low Moor being on a line that would stay open serving trains between Halifax and Bradford, it too closed completely. [ note 4 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In the 1980s, the West Riding Transport Museum , had intended to electrify the line between Low Moor and Heckmondwike to 1,500 volt ...
The park is named after Harold Gathorne Hardy who died on 11 June 1881. Harold was born in 1850 in Bradford, the fourth and youngest son of the Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, himself a proud son of Bradford and eminent Victorian Statesman. Harold was for several years the Manager of the Low Moor Ironworks [3] and also a partner. He ...
Bradford Moor Mill: Bradford, SE 1870 3320 4] Notes: National Building Register ... Low Royd Dyeworks: Manningham (Bradford), ...