Crossleys Carpets Halifax

The crossley family played an important part in the development of halifax.

Crossleys carpets halifax.

After 6 generations of crossleys carpet manufacture at dean clough came to an end. 1788 crossley was apprenticed as a carpet weaver at the age of sixteen to his uncle john webster of clay pits. Three brothers john joseph and frank crossley took over the dean clough carpet mills after the death of their father john crossley and spent many busy years building up the business until it was a huge concern employing some 4 000 workers in its heyday and sending large quantities of carpets overseas as well as across the length and breadth of britain. For halifax from 1874 to 1877.

Dean clough in halifax calderdale west yorkshire england is a group of large factory buildings built in the 1840s 60s for crossley s carpets becoming one of the world s largest carpet factories half a mile long with 1 250 000 square feet 116 000 m 2 of floorspace. He married 11 december 1845 martha eliza daughter of henry brinton of kidderminster by whom he had an. Ancestry of john crossley carpet manufacturer halifax who was born at halifax 1772 and died at dean clough halifax 17th january 1837 aged 64 my grandfather s name was thomas crossley he lived at king cross near halifax. Based at halifax in yorkshire it declined as cheaper imports arrived from overseas and the factory closed in 1982.

John crossley was a town trustee in the 1840s and later mayor. Crossley s older brother john was also an mp for halifax from 1874 to 1877. After years of declining production it closed in 1983 when it was bought by a consortium led by sir ernest hall which. He was promoted to mill manager.

His parents were martha and john crossley who was a carpet manufacturer at dean clough mills halifax who died on 17 january 1837 he was one of eight children. Crossley sons of dean clough mills halifax john crossley c 1772 1837 the founder of the family firm was the fifth of 8 children of john crossley 1741 1820 a carpet weaver of halifax and his wife bethia 1739 1788. By 1879 john crossley and sons was the largest carpet manufacturing firm in the world thanks mainly to their pioneering use and development of steam powered looms and the fact that all processes from raw materials to finished carpets were carried out on the one site at dean clough halifax. The crossley and porter orphanage was completed and endowed on land given by him.

About 1800 he became manager of job lee s carpet factory in the lower george yard halifax. John crossley sons was the largest carpet manufacturer in the world throughout much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Crossley axminster manufactures custom designed woven axminster carpet and hand tufted rugs for hotels casinos clubs and condominiums. He was apprenticed to his uncle john webster as a carpet weaver before going to work for a william currer at luddenden.

The combination of the 80 wool 20 nylon fibers with the weaving process ensures longevity and cleanability for your property.