Rutland Mill

Rutland Mill is an integrated worsted spinning mill, now used as a works, built between 1872 and 1875 with later alterations. It was designed by John Shaw for Isaac Briggs. The mill is constructed of red brick featuring polychromatic brick details and has Welsh slate roofs. The carding sheds to the east have a main front facing Bridge Street, which features a blind facade with 10 rounded arches beneath a stepped parapet; the central five arches are taller than the others. To the right, there is an additional two-storey section with three windows, a stepped gable, and three inset panels containing three segment-headed upper windows.

The side facade facing Tootal Street presents an irregular two-storey front with inset panels, an off-centre inserted doorway, and segment-headed windows on the ground floor, along with five similar windows above. The roofs are slate with glazed strips and circular iron ventilators. Beyond the spinning mill, there is a four-storey section with 6 x 12 windows. Each facade features round-headed windows on the ground floor, segment-headed windows on the first and second floors, and smaller segment-headed windows on the top floor, all adorned with coloured brick voussoirs. Stair towers project from either end of the west front, with a later added toilet block on the east front and a lift shaft on the south side.

The office range to the west has a three-storey facade facing Tootal Street with ten windows, displaying similar decorative elements to the mill, including round-headed windows on the ground floor and segment-headed windows on the first floor, along with smaller similar windows above. The west front includes a top-floor bridge connecting to a warehouse building beyond. The warehouse has three storeys and features similar, though slightly plainer, decoration, with three windows on the north side and a curved front with four similar windows.

In the inner courtyard, there is a single-storey dyehouse topped with a large wooden louvred vent on the roof, a smaller workshop, and the stump of an octagonal brick chimney. The interior of the spinning mill includes wooden floors and beams supported by circular cast iron columns, while the carding sheds have steel-framed tension roofs.