Black Dyke Mills (The Principal 5 And 4 Storey Blocks To South Of Complex)

SE13SW QUEENSBURY HIGH STREET (south side) Queensbury.

5/28 Black Dyke Mills, (the principal 5-and 4-storey blocks to south of complex).

GV II

Mill buildings. East part built between 1842 and 1848, extension to west between 1848 and 1851, and the slightly larger block to far west between 1854 and 1868. For John Foster and Son. Hammer-dressed stone. Stone slate roofs. East block and extension 5 storeys, west block 4 storeys, both with basement and attic. South side: east block of 15 bays and industrial 6-pane casements, the centre 5 bays breaking forward slightly. 'The 9-bay extension to left is similar and has a rounded stair and hoist tower to right which rises above eaves and has pyramidal roof. The later block to left is slightly taller and wider and has 27 bays of similar casements and one bay of loading doors surmounted by a small triangular pediment. To right is a round-arched carriageway with alternate, rusticated quoins and voussoirs. Also, towards the right end is a square tower with pyramidal roof and round-arched lights in archivolted groups of 3 and 2. Dentil eaves cornice and roof lights to both blocks. North side similar but with some later additions. West gable end of 4 bays with central square projecting tower with small round-arched lights and pyramidal roof. Single-storey sheds on north side not included in the item. E. M. Sigsworth, Black Dyke Mills, A History, 1958

Listing NGR: SE1041130125