Harvest Gathered in Farnley Tyas

Around the village, the annual crop harvest on the Estates’ farmland is well underway. Many thanks go out to Robert Barraclough, Phil Davies and Phil Dyson who ably undertook the physical work under the direction of the Estate.

A couple of months ago, (click here) we outlined how the majority of crops grown on the Estate are used and consumed by animals on the estate. The Estate commercially sells its crops with revenues reinvested as part of our programme of managing of over 1500 acres of farmland, over 400 acres of woodland and over 30 properties in and around Farnley Tyas.

From our 2011 harvest, the forage crop will be used as equine haylage, some of the barley will be sold to merchants with the remainder part milled to form winter food for fattening livestock. The straw meanwhile will be retained for the use of livestock in the village. Other areas have been forward sold as standing crops to a farmer in Flockton.

From this years’ harvested Spring Barley we have some seed retained (a ‘good clean sample’) and these will be replanted in Spring 2012.

Woodview Barn Update 2

The Estate has now issued instructions for work to begin on the office conversion of the barn with a completion date expected of Spring 2012.

If anyone or any business is looking for a new office premises (with spectacular views) they should contact the office on 01484 667744 as it may be possible to design the internal specifications around a user’s unique requirements (extra phone points / plug points etc).

The Old Mill

You may remember we recently reported that the former silk mill was the subject of a major piece of research (link).

Further investigations have revealed that the mill was not actually used to produce silk after all. It is however, almost certainly of historical interest in that it was at the forefront of the industrial revolution and one of the first mills in Huddersfield (and possibly the country) to use steam powered engines.

The Estate has been working closely with Huddersfield & District Archaeologist Society www.huddarch.org.uk and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust www.ywt.org.uk on how best to restore (albeit on a limited scale) the ponds around the mill. These new exciting developments mean that the area may be eligible for Lottery Heritage Funding which will significant increase the amount of restoration we can undertake.

It is believed that the mill may be in some way connected to the Burton Dean Mill in Kirkburton as both were previously owned by Hermann Geissler. With further research being undertaken, watch this space for more updates.

Emergency Repairs at Yew Tree Farm

You may soon notice the emergency bracing that has to be erected around the barn at Yew Tree Farm. This building has become another victim of the terrible weather of last winter and in a bid to avoid the damage witnessed at Low Common Farm (link), the Estate has taken immediate action to protect both the building and the residents of Farnley Tyas.

The erected structure will hopefully stop the building falling down and allow further examinations to take place.

Royd House, off Bank Foot Lane/Sharp Lane

This property is about to come onto the market.

Please contact Bramley’s on 01484 530361 or visit www.bramleys.com for more details.