Former Corn Mill Building at Dickinson's Auto Spares, Corn Mill Fold

FORMER CORN MILL BUILDING AT DICKINSON'S AUTO SPARES, CORN MILL FOLD, LOW LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1240010
Date first listed:
07-Apr-1988
List Entry Name:
Former Corn Mill Building at Dickinson's Auto Spares, Corn Mill Fold
Statutory Address:
FORMER CORN MILL BUILDING AT DICKINSON'S AUTO SPARES, CORN MILL FOLD, LOW LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1240010
Date first listed:
07-Apr-1988
List Entry Name:
Former Corn Mill Building at Dickinson's Auto Spares, Corn Mill Fold
Statutory Address 1:
FORMER CORN MILL BUILDING AT DICKINSON'S AUTO SPARES, CORN MILL FOLD, LOW LANE

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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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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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Location

Statutory Address:
FORMER CORN MILL BUILDING AT DICKINSON'S AUTO SPARES, CORN MILL FOLD, LOW LANE

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

District:
Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Horsforth
National Grid Reference:
SE 25285 37794

Details

HORSFORTH LOW LANE SE 23 NE LS 18 (east side, off) 9/137 Former Corn Mill - building at Dickinson's Auto Spares, Corn Mill Fold - II

Water-powered corn mill, now store. Built between 1772 and 1787 by William Wright. Coursed squared sandstone with quoins, stone slate roofs. L-shaped plan formed by inter-linked blocks at right-angles. Three and two storeys. East block, on north-south axis, probably the mill, 3-storeys and 3 bays, has square 2-light windows with slightly-recessed flat-faced mullions, irregularly arranged and mostly blocked at the lower levels, 3 at the top level now boarded; quoined vertical joint between 2nd and 3rd bays up to 1st floor level, some anciently-blocked windows to the right of this, and a slit-breather. South gable has garage doorway at ground floor, a 2-light window to 2nd floor, a similar window in the apex of the gable with stacked pigeon-holes and perching ledges above it. South block, (partly overlapping this gable), 2 storeys and 3 bays, has a segmental-arched wagon entrance in the centre, 2 blocked loading doors above, blocked 2-light windows on 3 levels to the right and to the left a doorway at ground floor and 2 vertically-aligned vertical-rectangular blocked windows to the left of this, all these with plain surrounds. Vertical joint near left corner, and remains of wall of formerly abutting building.

Reference: Alastair Laurence, Woodside and its Industries, 1985.

Listing NGR: SE2528537794

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Legacy System number:
438080
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Sources

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Laurence, A, Woodside and its Industries, (1985)

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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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