Albion Mill

ALBION MILL, LONDON ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1219941
Date first listed:
15-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:
Albion Mill
Statutory Address:
ALBION MILL, LONDON ROAD

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1219941
Date first listed:
15-Oct-1987
Date of most recent amendment:
28-Oct-1994
List Entry Name:
Albion Mill
Statutory Address 1:
ALBION MILL, LONDON 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ALBION MILL, LONDON ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Macclesfield
National Grid Reference:
SJ 92014 72457

Details

MACCLESFIELD

SJ97SW LONDON ROAD 886-1/4/117 (East side) 15/11/87 Albion Mill (Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD Albion Mill, not including later additions rear and north)

GV II

Silk mill. Dated 1843, with later alterations. For Thomas Heapy. Red brick on rubble stone basement with sandstone dressings and slate roof. 4 storeys on basement. 15 bays, the central 5 bays slightly advanced. Giant pilasters mark the angles. Basement has fifteen C20 windows in original openings with timber lintels. Above, each floor has 15 four-pane metal windows in original openings with stone sills and lintels. Timber eaves brackets. Stone parapet to central bays with raised pointed panel inscribed 'Albion Mill 1843'. Hipped roof. Rear elevation has projecting stair towers at each end, and central projecting privy tower. 3 similar bays to south elevation, with 6-storey, 4-bay wing to east. This wing has similar, slightly smaller windows to each floor and segmental voussoired archway through the building to lower right. Stair tower forms end of small cross wing beyond, with stone architrave to entrance at base of stairs. INTERIOR: internal structure has cast-iron columns carrying timber beams, with timber roof.

Listing NGR: SJ9201472457

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
391023
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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