Former Boiler House And Attached Chimney To North Of Old Lane Mill

The former boiler house and attached chimney, located to the north of Old Lane Mill, dates from 1827-1828 and was built to serve the mill for James Ackroyd. The structure is made of hammer dressed stone with ashlar dressings and features a corrugated asbestos roof. It is two storeys high and has three rows of five windows.

The east front showcases a rusticated ashlar ground floor with three round arched openings, all of which are now blocked. Above these, there are three boarded windows with flush ashlar lintels. The south-east corner of the building is chamfered. On the south front, there are three windows on the upper floor, with a doorway to the right that was formerly accessed by an external stair.

The integral chimney rises from the west wall, featuring a square base with ashlar coping that supports a tall circular stack with a rolled base and a truncated top. Inside, the building retains its original cast iron roof trusses, purlins, and common rafters. This boiler house is listed as an integral part of the oldest, largest, and best preserved example of a multi-storey, steam-powered, iron frame textile mill in Halifax.