History

 

The site of the former Groves Hotel is listed Grade II and set within a Conservation Area. Originally the home of the Ecroyd textile magnate family, it was a popular hotel. It was called the Groves Hotel –along with Hawthornes nightclub-when it closed, and has most recently stood empty for several years.

 

Spring Bank Cottage (also known as Spring Cottage) was originally constructed as a gentleman’s residence in the 1880s, although records show a cottage on the site as far back as 1666. Along the north-eastern boundary of the site across a small yard from the main building lies a stable block and a separate lodge adjacent to the original entrance from the road. The main building is bounded on the south-west and to the north west by the remains of a formal gardens, all enclosed by a stone perimeter wall. Originally, the grounds of the cottage covered a much larger area but were reduced in size by the construction of Spring Bank Mill and the associated terraced housing for the work force by the textile magnet.