Excerpt from A Record of the Origin and Progress of Lowmoor Iron Works From 1791 to 1906 The Manors of North Bierley and Wibsey originally comprised several hundred acres of low - lying moorland, - and it was upon the lower portion of this moorland that the Lowmoor Iron Works, and the village surrounding them, were first established.
A view of the village of Low Moor, which is now a suburb of the city of Bradford, is shewn on the opposite page. The view gives a good representation of the position and extent of Lowmoor Iron Works, which are situated three miles from the central part of the city.
The Centenary of the Lowmoor Iron Works was celebrated in 1891, but the inception of this great industrial undertaking goes back to the year 1789, when the Manors of Royds Hall and Wibsey were purchased from the assignees of one Squire Leedes who, having lived beyond his means, had come to grief the previous year. An interesting reminiscence of this transaction is preserved in the reproduction in facsimile of the original advertisement announcing the sale, shewn on page 6.
The entire estate, with all its valuable rights and accessories, came into the possession of the firm of Hird, Dawson Hardy, and the proprietary therein is still held by representatives of the families so named.
Low Moor is served by the Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways, the Lowmoor Company having siding connections with both lines.
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