Forge Mill
FORGE MILL, MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1234849
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Forge Mill
- Statutory Address:
- FORGE MILL, MILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1234849
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Forge Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORGE MILL, MILL LANE
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:
- FORGE MILL, MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Nottinghamshire
- District:
- Ashfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 54728 47182
Details
SK 54 NW HUCKNALL MILL LANE 7/57 Forge Mill 26/7/88 II Cotton spinning mill, incorporating mill house, now a store. Built 1787 by the Robinson family of Papplewick. Coursed and squared rubble and dressed stone with hipped and gabled slate and plain tile roofs, renewed late C20. Stone quoins. Single external side wall stack. 3 storeys plus basement, 9 bays. Central mill building with single set back 2 storey wings. Windows are C19 and C20 casements and glazing bar sashes. Basement has half-round openings. Top floor openings are smaller. South front has to left, wing with 2 basement openings. Mill has door to left, and to its right, 3 openings. To right again, C20 loading door in altered opening. Beyond, 4 openings, one of them blocked. Above, wing to left has a casement and a sash. Mill has to left a casement flanked by single blocked openings. To their right, a hatch and a loading door. Beyond, 5 casements, 2 of them blocked. Above again, to left, 2 sashes. To their right, 2 casements, one of them blocked. Beyond, loading door. Beyond, 6 casements, one of them blocked. Above again, to left, loading door flanked by single casements. To right, 2 casements. Mill house west end has door flanked by a casement and a sash. Above, to right, a sash. Above again, mill gable has 2 sashes. East end has to left, C20 loading door. Above it, blocked casement. Above to right, 2 small casements. Mill east gable has 2 sashes. Rear elevation has no basement. To left, casement with segmental head. To its right, blocked keystoned opening. Beyond again, casement and half-round blocked opening above blocked wheel opening. Beyond again, 5 casements over wheel opening. Above, east wing has 2 casements. Mill has 9 casements, 3 of them bolocked. Beyond, mill house has 2 casements. Above again, mill has 5 smaller square casements. This mill is one of a number built at Papplewick, Hucknall and Bulwell by the Robinson family who pioneered industrial cotton spinning and the use of steam power in this area.
Listing NGR: SK5472847182
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 410905
- 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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