Dumb Steeple blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Dumb Steeple Built around the 1760s, the monument may have replaced an earlier structure that stood as a guide post to the 'cowford'. In April 1812 an army of Luddites met here prior to an attack on Cartwrights Mill at Rawfolds. Recorded plaque organisation: Mirfield Civic Society.

Dumb Steeple, erected around the 1760s, serves as a historical landmark that once guided travelers to the 'cowford'; it gained notoriety in April 1812 when Luddites convened here before raiding Cartwright's Mill at Rawfolds.