Before 1300

St Peter and Paul, Old Brampton, served Doghole (Holymoor Road), Pocknedge and Load.

The area was mainly farming, as was Harewood Grange, which was also penitentiary and

burial ground of Beauchief Abbey until 1536

c1400

Chantry Chapel built for use of monks from Beauchief along with Chander Hill Farm.

c1500

Hipper Hall. Cruck Barn, used as Tithe Barn

1539-1583

Wills made and proved for Loads (or Lodes) residents.

1581

Lead Smelting at Loads.

c1600

Cruck Barn, Pocknedge Lane.

1650

Red Lead Mill at Loads.

1659

Four Lead Smelting works in area (oldest 1581)

Red Lead Mill at Cathole to 1812.

1664

Will made and proved for Doghole man.

1745

Howley Corn Mill.

HOLYMOORSIDE BECAME A VILLAGE

c1780

Beerhouse  known by the sign of the Besom and used by Jaggers (southerly end of Gallery Lane.

c1780

Bull’s Head.

1780

Main three-storey Cotton Mill (1790 Richard Arkwright had and interest).

Cotton Mill Dam.

1812

Corn Mill (formerly Red Lead Mill) at Cathole.

1820

Dye Mill

1820

Corn Mill at Loads, also Brick Works.

1825

Old Star Inn.

1830

Great Storm, which flooded Hipper Valley.

Two dams on Loads Brook breached.

1831

Primative Methodist Chapel, Loads Road.

1832

Wesleyan Chapel, New Road.

1839

Mill owner and benefactor to the Village lived at Vale Cottage (Holymoor House)

Produced and Dyed high-quality sewing cotton.

1844

Built nineteen houses on New Road for workers.

1861

Mill converted to steam power and moved to live at Belmont.

1862

Largely responsible for building Congregational Church. Gave land at rear of dam for Recreation Ground

1870

Built fourteen houses at Wasps Nest (Gallery Lane).

One hundred and twenty people employed at Mill.

1871

Two hundred and nine people employed at Mill.

1871

Largely responsible for new School on New Road. (Closed 2003)

1876

Optimum employment at Mill.

1905

Mills closed.