Perseverance Mill
Views of "Perseverance Mill", Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Author: Matthew Smith
Date: 31 January 2003
Location: Brighouse
Format: Photograph - Colour
Document ID: 102121
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Perseverance Mill was built in the early part of the 19th century. The premises were bought by Thomas Sugden in 1829 and used as a flour mill.
In August 1842, Perseverance Mill was the scene for a Plug Riot. The 'Plug Plot' Riots refer to a couple of days in August 1842 when thousands of workers and Chartists, intent on pulling out the drain plugs of recently installed boilers in the mills, were met by troops of Hussars, Lancers and Infantry. The inevitable result was a series of clashes in the area, with people killed on both sides and the Riot Act being read out. Skirmishes occurred at Skircoat Moor, Perseverance Mill in Brighouse, the bottom of Salterhebble Hill, and North Bridge in Halifax. Those arrested were tried at York Assizes.
The building has been renovated and is now called Prego, a restraunt and hotel.
Still standing in 2003.
