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in 2005. A masterplan for the site was drawn up by Yorkshire Forward, ISIS Waterside Regeneration and Bauman Lyons Architects for an exemplar sustainable mixed use development. The development agreement between Yorkshire Forward and ISIS fell through and Yorkshire Forward developed the first phase.
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With the winding up of the regional development agencies, ownership passed to the Homes and Communities Agency who oversaw the completion of the entrance range to provide accommodation for digital and creative companies. In 2014 a new developer was sought to develop the rest of the site.
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The most notable features of Tower Works are the three towers that give it its name and served for dust extraction from the factory. The largest and most ornate tower (1899, by Bakewell) is based on
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from the steel works. The chimney incorporated a filter to remove the excess steel dust.
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when neighbouring buildings were bombed during the air raids on the nearby
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systems that were way ahead of their time in terms of minimising
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The factory was founded by T. R. Harding to make steel
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towers of the factory are a distinctive landmark on the
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