Beehive Mills
BEEHIVE MILLS, CRESCENT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387990
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Beehive Mills
- Statutory Address:
- BEEHIVE MILLS, CRESCENT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387990
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Beehive Mills
- Statutory Address 1:
- BEEHIVE MILLS, CRESCENT ROAD
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:
- BEEHIVE MILLS, CRESCENT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bolton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 72586 07383
Details
BOLTON
SD70NW CRESCENT ROAD 797-1/4/76 (North East side) 04/11/96 Beehive Mills
II
Cotton spinning mills, comprising 2 spinning blocks with some ancillary buildings. The first mill (spinning mill No.1) was built in 1895, the second (spinning mill No.2) added in 1902. 2 spinning blocks with original offices and gate lodge, and later (c1920) office. EXTERIOR: spinning mill No.1 is 5 storeys, 15x4 bays with multi-ridge roof and cast-iron, steel and concrete internal structure. Brick externally. Large rectangular windows have central dividing mullions. Yellow brick bands as lintels. Stair/sprinkler tower at south-east angle raised an additional storey with high parapet. Stepped pyramidal cap now missing. Mill No.2 is similar in style, 6 storeys, 13x5 bays. Stair/sprinkler tower similar in style to that of mill No.1 at south-east angle, and additional smaller tower at north-west angle. Spinning mills are linked by loading bay, with mill name and date (1902). Engine house projects from rear of mill No.1, and there is also a boiler house and truncated stack to rear. Several bays of single-storey, saw-tooth roofed building at front of mill No.2 - preparation or carding areas. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORY: documentary evidence suggests mill No.2 also formerly had engine house to centre-rear, and that there were card-room extensions to the rear of mill No.1. (Williams M: Cotton Mills in Greater Manchester: LONDON: 1992-; Longworth J: The Cotton Mills of Bolton: Bolton: 1987-).
Listing NGR: SD7258607383
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475986
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Williams, M, Farnie, D A, Cotton Mills in Greater Manchester, (1992)
Longworth, J, The Cotton Mills of Bolton 1780 to 1985, (1987)
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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