Higher Mill Museum
HIGHER MILL MUSEUM, HOLCOMBE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072811
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Mill Museum
- Statutory Address:
- HIGHER MILL MUSEUM, HOLCOMBE ROAD
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- Date:
- 1999-10-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/01787/16
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072811
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1969
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Mill Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGHER MILL MUSEUM, HOLCOMBE 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:
- HIGHER MILL MUSEUM, HOLCOMBE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Rossendale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 77822 21542
Details
SD 72 SE HASLINGDEN (off) HOLCOMBE ROAD Helmshore
5/100 Higher Mill Museum (formerly listed as The Old Woollen Mill 14.3.1969 under Higher Mill)
GV II
Woolen fulling mill, built by Turner family 1789, extended; now working museum. Sandstone rubble, stone slate roof. Rectangular plan extended by one bay at left end, with projecting porch near right end, parallel single-bay extension to rear of left end. Three storeys; 3-storey gabled porch has low rounded archway, a 3-light flush mullion window at 1st floor, rectangular window above, similar openings in left side wall. To the left the ground floor has an arched wagon door, 3 horizontal rectangular windows, and single-storey forward extension (linked to Cl9 mill to south); upper 2 floors have three 3-light flush mullion windows. To the right of the porch a short wall has a window on each lower floor and 2nd floor loading door. Left return wall of 2 gables has 4 windows on each of 2 intermediate levels. Rear: back-to-earth ground floor except for archway of leet to waterwheel; four 3-light flush mullion windows an each of the upper floors, loading door with cantilevered stone sill at upper level, 3 other windows. All windows have glazing bars, most have very small panes. Interior: Queen-post roof; wooden beams carried on stone corbels; waterwheel and fulling stocks in situ.
Listing NGR: SD7782221542
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185678
- 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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