Willow Mill

Willow Mill is a building that was originally constructed as a corn mill shortly before 1790 and was later extended and converted into a cotton mill before 1795. It is now used as a factory and warehouse. The structure is made of sandstone rubble and features an asbestos sheet roof that replaced the original stone slate. The mill has an L-shaped plan and consists of three storeys with an attic, with the earliest part located at the east and slightly higher than the rest.

On the north wall, there is a square-plan chimney. To the right of the chimney, there are four bays with openings that have plain stone surrounds. Two windows on the second floor are blocked, as are those on the ground floor. To the left of the chimney, there are openings with plain reveals, most of which are blocked, although a window remains on both the ground and first floors. A modern door with plain reveals is located on the ground floor.

Adjoining to the right are larger additions, which also have openings with plain reveals, many of which are now blocked. On the ground floor, all openings are blocked except for a door at the right, next to a two-storey former office extension. The first floor features five windows, with a blocked loading door situated between the fourth and fifth windows. The second floor has eight windows, four of which are blocked.

The wing facing west consists of ten bays. On the ground floor, eight windows remain along with a door on the left. The first floor has five windows and a door in the second bay. On the second floor, only the door in the second bay remains. At the junction of the two roof ridges, there is an open timber cupola.

The interior is said to have wooden floors supported by cast iron pillars and wooden beams. Built into the framework of the roof below the ridge is a long line shaft, which was used when the building operated as a bobbin mill from 1861 until 1973.