Dean Clough

Dean Clough is a complex of mills in Halifax, stretching for over half a mile and spanning 22 acres. The mills were built for Crossley’s Carpets over a 20-year period, beginning in 1840 and became the world’s largest carpet factory. At the height of production 4000 people were employed across 16 buildings, totalling 1,250,000 square feet. Production ceased in 1982 when it was purchased by a private consortium led by Sir Ernest Hall a successful textile entrepreneur. Hall’s vision for Dean Clough was to create “a practical utopia” combining culture, commerce and enterprise.

Dean Clough is regarded as a model regeneration scheme evolving organically into a major arts, business, design, retail, hotel, leisure and education complex. Plans are also currently being developed to convert vacant roof top space into residential units.

One of Dean Clough's founding principles has been a strong commitment to supporting the arts. Dean Clough is the home of theatre companies- IOU and Northern Broadsides, the 300-seat Viaduct Theatre, galleries, collections of original art works and artist studios.

The management and evolution of Dean Clough is now led by Jeremy Hall, son of Ernest Hall.