Stanley Mill
STANLEY MILL, SHACKLETON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244982
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Stanley Mill
- Statutory Address:
- STANLEY MILL, SHACKLETON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244982
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Stanley Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- STANLEY MILL, SHACKLETON STREET
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:
- STANLEY MILL, SHACKLETON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Burnley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 84810 33972
Details
BURNLEY
SD83SW SHACKLETON STREET 906-1/3/127 (East side) Stanley Mill
GV II
Cotton weaving mill. Dated 1891 in gable; altered. Rock-faced sandstone blocks and some ashlar, slate roof with glazed "north-lights". PLAN: large rectangular weaving shed filling block between Heath Street to the north, Cleaver Street to the south and Swinless Street to the east, with a storeyed warehouse and engine house at the west end and an office block in front of the north end of this range. EXTERIOR: the main range, 2 storeys over basement, incorporating engine-house at right-angles towards the right-hand end and boiler house to right of this, 18:3:3 windows in all, has vertical-rectangular windows on both floors, mostly 9-paned and a cast-iron fire-escape from the 9th window; the single-storey office block (in front of the 1st 8 windows) has 5 windows and a round-headed doorway, a band and parapet, a downspout to the right of each opening, and at the right-hand end, canted back slightly, a wagon doorway with cast-iron lintel lettered "STANLEY MILL". Added screen wall links corner of this with corner of engine-house. The 3-window gabled engine-house, of ashlar with raised rusticated quoins, projects slightly and has at ground floor a 3-bay arcade of tall round-headed arches with imposts and keystones (a doorway flanked by windows, with altered door and altered glazing), vertical-rectangular windows at 1st floor, a cruciform plaque in the gable lettered "18 / STANLEY MILL / 91", and gable coping with kneelers. The 3-window boiler house to the right, slightly canted back, has 3 wagon doorways at ground floor with panelled cast-iron lintels, low segmental-headed windows above these and vertical-rectangular windows at 1st floor. Attached to the rear right-hand corner of boiler-house is the chimney stack, with a square-section plinth to eaves level, and a tapered circular chimney with moulded base but now lacking the cornice. The shed has side walls with high parapets and 25 rain-water hoppers and down-spouts. Included as a good example of a Burnley weaving mill. Forms group with associated Stable Block on opposite side of Cleaver Street (qv).
Listing NGR: SD8481033972
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 467214
- 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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