Piece Mill in Halifax is a converted historic textile warehouse, offering co-working space for small businesses and support for start-up companies. Located in the Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area, next to the recently renovated Piece Hall, a multi-award winning and iconic Grade I listed cloth hall, its redevelopment was the result of a collaboration of civic leaders, university and private de
veloper who identified an opportunity to maximise the benefit of the investment in the wider historic area.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥? Typical of West Yorkshire textile industry warehouses built in local ashlar stone, the building is characteristic of the late 19th century and early 20th century architecture influenced by the industrial and commercial confidence of the time, and makes an important contribution to the character of the area, and the wider townscape. From inside the building, the new offices enjoy exclusive views across the Piece Hall square and stunning views to the nearby hillsides that are so characteristic of Halifax.
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 W𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 B𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 I𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫
The developer, Gilmark Properties, acquired a long term lease on the building for residential conversion around seven years ago when work on the Piece Hall had stalled briefly. As funding for work on the Piece Hall came through and Calderdale Council increased support for business growth in the area, plans for the mill changed. The centre now offers open-plan, affordable office and meeting space from 100 sq. Part of the offer is a range of business support functions including one-to-one support on topics like human resource matters, finance planning, digital marketing as well as networking events and membership to Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Directors, among others. Location of the building is a key determinant. The proximity to the train station and the investment in the area, including the creation of a gigabit corridor throughout Calderdale which meant that the building had unlimited bandwidth, were both key.
𝑃𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 ‘𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉-𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆’ 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠.
