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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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
438080
Legacy System:
LBS
Sources
Books and journals Laurence, A, Woodside and its Industries, (1985)
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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