Hebden Bridge Mill was built on the site of the first recorded building in the town, the mill has been the heart of local life for more than 700 years.

 As you stand in the bustling centre of Hebden Bridge, St Georges Square and look at the mill it is hard to believe that all that once stood here was Hebden Bridge Mill and the river crossing which carried the Packhorse route up to Heptonstall.

 The charter to found a manorial corn mill was granted in 1314, almost certainly for a timber building. The present mill a grade II listed building which mainly dates from the mid 18th century is built on very old foundations and because of this needs constant specialist repair.

 Converted in about 1750 to textiles, this is a splendid example of a water powered Pennine mill ruggedly built in local gritstone. The water power system with it's sluices and goit is visible from the cafe terrace and is still in use.

The mill and it's mighty waterwheel were still at work in the 1950s, but when the local textile industry around Hebden Bridge fell into decline, Hebden Bridge Mill was one of it's victims. The mill was purchased in 1974 by local businessman and conservationist David Fletcher to save it from demolition. More than 30 years of constant restoration has brought the mill back to hopefully a state of which the original builders would be proud.

Come and visit the mill and you will be able to view it's 14ft diameter working waterwheel, whilst sitting on the Methodist chapel pews. Hopefully you will buy something in it's shops or have something to eat in one of it's eateries or maybe visit one of it's other establishments and spend something and help to keep this 700 year old mill standing for maybe another 700 years.