Saltaire Mills - North Block (New Mill) and chimney

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SHIPLEY Saltaire VICTORIA ROAD (east side) Saltaire Mills - north block (New Mill) and Chimney

(formerly listed as part of Saltaire Mills)

GV II

Mill building and chimney. 1868. By Lockwood and Mawson for Titus Salt. Hammer-dressed stone. Welsh slate roof. Two four storey blocks at 90° with lower sheds attached to north and east. The larger block faces south and has 28 bays by four bays of industrial casements and runs east-west parallel to the canal. The other block, on the west side of the complex, has 14 bays of industrial casements, with segmental heads, to its west facade. A wing projects at the left of this and to the right is a small entrance lodge. This block framed by rusticated pilaster-quoins. Between the two blocks is the chimney, based on the campanile of the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice. It has a square tower with paired round-arched sunk panels, above which are three-light round-arched louvred openings with hoodmould. A deep bracketed cornice is surmounted by an octagonal lantern with gound-arched opening).

Attached to the east a further mill building added c 1880. Three storey over a basement, 22 bays by nine bays, with continuous raised cill bands, and bracketed ashlar eaves cornice. At the corners the building is articulated with rustication on the ground floor and giant pilasters spanning the two upper floors.

Interior not inspected.

Part of Saltaire model village.

Listing NGR: SE1402738159