Top mill building, Higher Flax Mills, Torbay Road, Castle Cary - Somerset Council (UA)
This mid C19 former mill has been sold and an application approved for conversion to one live/work unit in 2011. Works are underway and making slow but good progress. The southern roof is now complete. The building is mostly occupied. Work is still ongoing as of 2024.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- HIGHER FLAX MILLS
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building grade II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1056226
- Local Planning Authority:
- Somerset Council (UA)
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Textile industry site
Location
- Building Name:
- Top mill building
- Street Name:
- Torbay Road
- Unitary Authority:
- Somerset Council (UA)
- Parish:
- Castle Cary
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Poor
- Occupancy / Use:
- Part occupied/part in use
- Priority:
- F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.
- Previous Priority:
- F
- Ownership:
- Private
- Designation:
- Listed Building grade II*, CA
Contact Details
Rhiannon Rhys 0117 975 1308
Next steps
Read more about this historic site on the National Heritage List for England