Caladonian Mill
CALADONIAN MILL, BACKHOUSE WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292994
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Caladonian Mill
- Statutory Address:
- CALADONIAN MILL, BACKHOUSE WALK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292994
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Caladonian Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- CALADONIAN MILL, BACKHOUSE WALK
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:
- CALADONIAN MILL, BACKHOUSE WALK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 40041 55698
Details
CARLISLE
NY4055NW BACKHOUSE WALK 671-1/12/47 (West side) Caledonian Mill
II
Warehouse, at one time converted to mill, now partly occupied as offices and showroom. 1840s. Coursed red sandstone on chamfered plinth, with flush quoins and stone-bracketed gutter. Slate roof; vestiges of end stone chimney stacks and external full-height chimney at rear. Built against a slope, so 5 storeys at rear but 4 storeys facing Backhouse Walk. 12 bays. Facade has off-centre loading bay with doors on each floor and gabled hoist head above. Left and right ground-floor doorways and regularly spaced casement windows, many boarded over, all in stone surrounds. Rear is similar to the facade, some windows are C20 replacements. INTERIOR not inspected. This building is shown on Asquiths Survey, 1853. Plans for the addition of drying kilns in 1885 and 1886, when used as an oat meal mill, are in Cumbria County Record Office, Ca/E4/1735 and 1780.
Listing NGR: NY4004155698
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386624
- 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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