Cloth Finishing Works at Tone Mills South Range
CLOTH FINISHING WORKS AT TONE MILLS SOUTH RANGE, MILVERTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059866
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Cloth Finishing Works at Tone Mills South Range
- Statutory Address:
- CLOTH FINISHING WORKS AT TONE MILLS SOUTH RANGE, MILVERTON ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059866
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Jul-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Cloth Finishing Works at Tone Mills South Range
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLOTH FINISHING WORKS AT TONE MILLS SOUTH RANGE, MILVERTON ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CLOTH FINISHING WORKS AT TONE MILLS SOUTH RANGE, MILVERTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wellington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 12639 21786
Details
ST1221 MILVERTON ROAD
759/3/113 TONEDALE
01-JUL-76 (West side)
Cloth Finishing Works at Tone Mills, S
outh range
(Formerly listed as:
MILVERTON ROAD
TONEDALE
Mill Building on Street at Tone Works)
GV II
Dryhouse complex, forming part of cloth finishing works. C. 1830, with late C19 and early C20 alterations and additions. Uncoursed stone rubble with red brick dressings ,and red brick, with slate and tile roof coverings.
PLAN: Complex formed by 2 parallel ranges, the longer and older range forming the eastern site boundary, the west range a late C19 addition.
EXTERIOR: East range of 29 bays, representing 3 stages of development . Central 13 bays are represented on the Tithe map of 1839. 2 storeys , with 2-light windows beneath segmental arched heads each floor, and alternate openings blocked., a pattern followed on both side walls to give a staggered pattern of openings within, each bay being lit from one side. Mid C-19 6 -bay addition of similar form.to north end, and early C20 addition to south, of pier and panel construction with later horizontal boarding infil.. Single storeyed lean- to extension to west elevation . West range of 9 bays , of 2 storeys, with lean-to additions to both sides., that to the east extending the full length of the building. 9 ground floor windows , 4 to first floor. North gable with wide arched double doorway to ground floor, with large glazing bar window above..
INTERIOR: earliest part of east range with pegged timber roof trusses with angled queen struts . The tie beams retain closely spaced rows of tenterhooks. Mortices in beam soffits suggest the position of racking or framework..
The dryhouse complex is an important component of Tone Works, and includes the sole surviving building from the earliest phase of development of this rare and exceptionally complete example of a late C19 cloth dyeing and finishing works, which developed between c.1830 and c.1920. The site retains all of the component structures associated with the dyeing and finishing of worsted and woollen cloths, together with the machinery and fittings required for those processes.
Listing NGR: ST1263921786
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 270038
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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