Yorkshire mill featured in Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey catches fire again

Photo credit: West Yorkshire Police Dalton Mills in Keighley has lived several lives. Built as a Victorian textile complex, it once employed more than 2,000 people and helped drive the town’s industrial growth. Decades later, its empty rooms found a new audience as filming locations for productions including Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey. Now the Grade II listed site is again at the centre of public attention after a large fire broke out on Saturday evening, 12 September 2026. Twelve fire engines were sent to the scene, nearby residents were evacuated and roads were closed while crews worked through the night. As reported by ITV News, the fire was brought under control by Sunday morning, but the latest incident has renewed concern about the future of a historic building already damaged by previous fires.From industrial powerhouse to landmarkDalton Mills was built during the height of Yorkshire’s textile industry. Keighley and surrounding towns were shaped by mills that processed wool, manufactured cloth and employed thousands of local people. The buildings were not merely workplaces. They influenced housing, transport, family life and the economic identity of entire communities....