Brookhouse Mill

Brookhouse Mill is a cotton spinning mill, now used as upholstery works, built between 1844 and 1845, with alterations and enlargements made later. The building is constructed of red brick in English garden wall bond with sandstone dressings, and the roof is concealed. It consists of two blocks: the main range, which runs north-south, and a smaller block to the east at the north end, connected by later additions.

The main range is rectangular and has a three-span roof, rising to four storeys. It is divided into two builds, featuring six windows, two windows, and six windows in the first section, with the centre section slightly projecting forward. The corners are pilastered and topped with large moulded stone caps, and there is a parapet with an upstand at the centre. A deep single-storey extension covers the ground floor to the left, while a modern turret made of corrugated sheet covers the fifth bay to the right. All other windows have raised sills and wedge lintels, with replacement six-pane glazing. An eight-window addition is located at the right-hand (north) end, designed in a similar style and using similar materials. The south end wall has five windows and features three unequal gables above, which have been rebuilt. The rear of the building is similar to the front and includes a former workshop that is single-storey and reduced to five bays, with round-headed windows—four of which still have radiating iron glazing bars, while others are blocked—and arched cast-iron roof trusses.

The east block is an irregular square shape with a projecting stair-tower and a canted right-hand corner, rising to five storeys. It has a window arrangement of one window, one window, three windows, and one window. The tower (located in the second bay) and the right-hand bay are both pilastered, similar to the main range. The first bay, which is set back, features the upper half of a large round-headed window with a moulded surround, resembling an engine-house window.

Inside the main range, there are three rows of cast-iron columns that support timber beams, and the east front of the ground floor appears to be arcaded.