Editing Otley (section)

===Industrial Revolution===
[[File:Weir on the River Wharfe at Otley - geograph.org.uk - 45975.jpg|thumb|right|Weir on the River Wharfe at Otley with Garnett's paper mill behind]]
The [[woolen|woollen]] industry developed as a cottage industry but during the [[Industrial Revolution]] and the mechanisation of the textile industry, mills were built using water then steam power. A cotton mill and weaving shed for [[calico (textile)|calico]]es were built by the river in the late 18th century. Later woolcombing and worsted spinning were introduced.<ref name =conserve/> By the mid 19th century 500 inhabitants were employed in two worsted-mills, a paper-mill, and other mills.<ref name=tde/> A [[tannery]] was established in the 19th century.<ref name =conserve/> At this time the opening of the new Leeds Road and Bradford Road greatly increased access for trade.<ref name=OtleyM/> Many houses were built from the middle of the 19th century onwards, including the first row of terraces by the newly formed Otley Building Society from 1847.<ref name=OtleyM/> [[Otley railway station]] opened in 1865 connecting goods and people to Leeds, with a connection to Bradford in 1875.  At its peak it had 50 trains a day, but it was closed in 1965 under the [[Beeching cuts]].<ref name=OldOtley/>  Kirkgate was the first street to be paved in 1866, followed by sewers in 1869.<ref name=OtleyM/>

[[File:Otley Wharfdale Press sculpture 7 August 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Sculpture of Wharfedale Press in Wharfemeadows Park]]
The Wharfedale Printing Machine was developed in Otley by William Dawson and David Payne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otley.co.uk/museum/PrintingPress.htm|title=The Wharfedale Printing Press|website=www.otley.co.uk|accessdate=17 April 2021}}</ref> An early example can be seen in [[Otley Museum]]. By 1900 the printing machinery trade, with over 2,000 people employed in seven machine shops, was Otley's most important industry.<ref name =conserve/>