Although believed to have been built in 1780, it is not shown on Thomas Barclay’s map of 1804-10. Several businesses tried and failed in the premises but in 1913, the site was redeveloped and most of the existing buildings date from this time. The chimney has since been truncated.

(Historical notes from ‘A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Rawtenstall’ by Mike Rothwell 2012)