Brindleys Corn Mill
BRINDLEYS CORN MILL, MILL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268579
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Brindleys Corn Mill
- Statutory Address:
- BRINDLEYS CORN MILL, MILL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268579
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Brindleys Corn Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRINDLEYS CORN MILL, MILL 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:
- BRINDLEYS CORN MILL, MILL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Staffordshire Moorlands (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leek
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 97727 56939
Details
LEEK
SJ95NE MILL STREET 611-1/1/90 (North side) 07/06/72 Brindley's corn mill
GV II
Remains of corn mill. 1752. Designed and built by James Brindley. Coursed and squared stone and brick with plain-tiled roof. The remaining portion of the building comprises only two thirds of the building, which was partially demolished for road-widening in 1948. EXTERIOR: 2-storeyed, the side wall of brick with stone quoins to original angle to right (left-hand gable rebuilt externally on line of internal partition wall on demolition of rest of building). Wide shallow segmental-archway to left (formerly central to main elevation) with hoodmould and keystone. Lunette over archway. 2 round-arched windows (possibly recut) on each floor to right. Gable return is roughly coursed and squared stonework, with wheel (formerly housed in lean-to timber structure) aligned parallel to the gable. Central round-arched window to upper storey flanked by square windows in stressed chamfered architraves. INTERIOR: internal structure with heavy tie-beams on each floor to support stones and machinery, and curved tie-beam of king-post truss to roof. The mill remained in use until 1940 and retains much of its machinery (restored in the late C20). Breast-shot wooden water wheel working 3 sets of stones via internal pit wheel (renewed together with the axle shaft in the C19), original timber main shaft and wallower (renewed in the C19). Tentering gear for the 3 pairs of stones represents 3 generations of construction: timber, timber and cast-iron, and cast-iron. 3-window range demolished in 1948 probably comprised original drying floors etc. Sheduled Ancient Monument
Listing NGR: SJ9772756939
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461664
- 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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