Honley Mill

Honley Mill is a former woollen scribbling and corn mill of the early to mid-18th century with later 19th and 20th century additions, now used as an agricultural merchant premises.

The buildings are constructed in coursed squared gritstone with modern roof coverings. The site lies immediately to the east of the River Holme, which runs south to north past the mill. A mill race formerly ran from a weir on the river through the western side of the buildings.

The principal structures comprise a southern block of three storeys (including attic) plus basement with gables to east and west, and an 18th-century mill block of two storeys plus basement aligned north-south and attached to its northern side. A further block attached to the north of the 18th-century mill and a shed attached to the west are not included in the listing.

The 18th-century mill's east elevation has two storeys plus basement. The first floor contains a central taking-in door flanked by two three-light flat-face stone mullioned windows to the left, and a two-light and three-light flat-face stone mullioned window to the right. The ground floor has a central taking-in door with evidence of an earlier opening visible in the surrounding stonework, and two-light mullioned windows set high on either side of the door. Below the door is a low basement entrance with blocked windows on either side, indicating a lower original ground level. The west elevation has a basement level opening into a later shed and blocked windows at all levels, some mullioned and blocked with stone, others enlarged and blocked with breeze blocks. The south side has openings into the 19th-century southern block. A canopy supported on iron brackets extends below the first floor from the right edge of the taking-in door across half the southern block.

The southern block is seven bays long. The east gable has a central entrance raised above ground level with stone steps to the side and a lower basement entrance to the right. There is a single ground floor window and three first floor windows with later glazing in plain stone surrounds. A Palladian window in the gable has its outer lights blocked. A raised gable marks the junction with the 18th-century building. The west gable, rising through three full storeys owing to the fall in ground level by the river, has three windows on each of three levels plus the attic. The lower windows are square; the upper floor windows are taller with only the central ones remaining unblocked. All have later glazing in plain stone surrounds. The south side has two floors of windows, with alternate ones blocked. The upper part of a blocked wheel arch is visible towards the rear. Widely spaced dentils appear on the south side eaves.

Internally, the 18th-century mill has open floors on each level. Original wooden floors survive on most of the first floor with access hatches and some later flooring. Wooden beams support collar trusses which appear contemporary with the replaced roof covering. Access openings connect to the southern block and to an attached shed at basement level. The southern block has open floors on each level with minor modern partitions. The basement shows the upper part of the blocked arch for the mill race on both sides.