Drying House Range And Attached Engine Shed At Armley Mills

The drying house range and attached engine shed at Armley Mills, built in 1809 for Benjamin Gott, now serves as museum display and workshops. Constructed from coursed squared stone with slate and stone slate roofs, the building is two stories high and features approximately 18 bays, with an added slightly higher four-window range at the east end. Notable features on the south side include widely spaced doors and windows on the ground floor, small square windows beneath the eaves, and four protruding cast-iron roof truss supports near the center of the wall. The interior has not been inspected. The west end originally housed the gas plant, as the main range was gas lit from 1809, and the cast-iron roof trusses were designed to enhance fireproofing. The engine shed attached to the east end of the north side features a pair of basket arches that were originally part of a shed at Esholt Sewerage works, built around 1895 and rebuilt here around 1985.