Crompton Road Mill

MACCLESFIELD

SJ9173NW CROMPTON ROAD 886-1/9/74 (East side) Crompton Road Mill

GV II

Silk weaving and cotton spinning mill. c1825, with late C19 additions. Brick with slate roof replaced by corrugated sheeting. Built on a steeply sloping site, 3-storeyed in wing facing street, 5-storeyed in main range parallel to street. Main range of 12 bays, with 3-bay wing at one end facing street and adjoining gable of main range. Gable refronted (or mill extended) later C19. Entrance in the gable, a round-arched doorway to ground floor, and loading doors to upper floors. Hoist projects over upper loading door. 2 windows to left, and inserted lower doorway. 3 windows in the wing. Windows all transoms with flat-arched heads. Many original small-paned fixed light windows survive in the main range, although some have been renewed with top opening lights, all in original openings with flat-arched heads. Privy tower projects from the south-east angle. INTERIOR: internal structure has single row of slim cast-iron columns carrying timber beams, with timber roof structure. Formerly steam-powered, the engine house (which does not survive intact) was to the east of the mill building. (Fricker, Calladine et al: Macclesfield Mills Survey).

Listing NGR: SJ9108773559