Boiler House and Engine House and Rope Race and Water Tower and Powerhouse at Westwood Mills
BOILER HOUSE AND ENGINE HOUSE AND ROPE RACE AND WATER TOWER AND POWERHOUSE AT WESTWOOD MILLS, LOWESTWOOD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1271263
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Boiler House and Engine House and Rope Race and Water Tower and Powerhouse at Westwood Mills
- Statutory Address:
- BOILER HOUSE AND ENGINE HOUSE AND ROPE RACE AND WATER TOWER AND POWERHOUSE AT WESTWOOD MILLS, LOWESTWOOD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1271263
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Boiler House and Engine House and Rope Race and Water Tower and Powerhouse at Westwood Mills
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOILER HOUSE AND ENGINE HOUSE AND ROPE RACE AND WATER TOWER AND POWERHOUSE AT WESTWOOD MILLS, LOWESTWOOD 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.
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:
- BOILER HOUSE AND ENGINE HOUSE AND ROPE RACE AND WATER TOWER AND POWERHOUSE AT WESTWOOD MILLS, LOWESTWOOD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE0950014567
Details
SE 01 SE
391/5/10017
20-JUN-00
COLNE VALLEY
LOWESTWOOD LANE
Linthwaite
Boiler House, Engine House, Rope Race, Water Tower and Powerhouse at Westwood Mills
GV
II*
Boiler and engine houses, rope race with water tower and powerhouse. 1826, mid and late C19. Built for the Shaw and Cotton families. Coursed and squared local gritstone, stone slate roofs largely removed.
Powerhouse 3 storey, 4 x 3 bay block attached to south end of West Block (qv), with north doors giving access into the old mill yard, large windows with segmental heads and 3 x 3 pane frames. Stone gutter brackets and kneelers, roof of 3 parallel ridges; attached 2 storey building on west side with lean-to roof and west wall angled to allow access between it and the mill dam (qv).
INTERIOR has cast iron columns supporting brick arches on ground floor.
Water tower and rope race block extend the length of the south side of the powerhouse.
Engine and boiler houses attached to south-west corner of the water tower. The gables of the engine house have tall windows, round arched on the east end, with inserted doorway and external steps. Boiler house has wide ground floor entrance door and 3-light Venetian window in west end.
Listing NGR: SE0950014567
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 487127
- 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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