Crossley Carpets Halifax

In 1830 john crossley bought out the only other carpet factory in halifax messrs abbott and ellerton.

Crossley carpets halifax.

The combination of the 80 wool 20 nylon fibers with the weaving process ensures longevity and cleanability for your property. Based at halifax in yorkshire it declined as cheaper imports arrived from overseas and the factory closed in 1982. John crossley 1772 1837 was a carpet weaver in halifax yorkshire. 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.

He married 11 december 1845 martha eliza daughter of henry brinton of kidderminster by whom he had an. After years of declining production it closed in 1983 when it was bought by a consortium led by sir ernest hall which. The profit for the 20 years work was 1400 for each partner. Crossley s older brother john was also an mp for halifax from 1874 to 1877.

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. At the time of his death 300 people were employed at dean clough. We are proud of our traditions historic customers have included the royal opera house sir john soane s museum rolls royce concorde and. 1788 crossley was apprenticed as a carpet weaver at the age of sixteen to his uncle john webster of clay pits.

Martha crossley died 26 november 1854. He was promoted to mill manager. Since 1803 john crossley and sons have been producing the highest quality historically accurate fine brussels and wilton carpets now in its ninth generation we continue as a family run business operating the original looms at bankfield mill in halifax. John crossley died in 1837 aged 64 and was buried at the square chapel halifax.

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. 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. Crossley axminster manufactures custom designed woven axminster carpet and hand tufted rugs for hotels casinos clubs and condominiums.