Rykneld Mill

Rykneld Mill is a large silk mill built around 1808, with additions from 1817 and 1825, and further modifications in the mid and late 19th century. It was constructed for Thomas Bridgett and originally included a weaving mill, throwing mill, ribbon mill, engine house, boiler house, and chimney. The front range facing the street consists of a counting house, manager's house, and public house. The mill is made of red brick and has slate roofs.

The south mill, which was the former ribbon mill, is eight stories tall with pedimented parapets at both ends. It features twelve windows along the length and four windows in width, all made of cast iron with glazing bars. The north mill, previously the throwing mill, stands seven stories high with a hipped slate roof and has nine windows, two of which are set back to the south. The middle mill, which served as the weaving mill, is a five-story structure with twelve windows, connecting the south mill to the north mill. Most of the windows throughout the complex are also cast iron with glazing bars.

To the north is the office wing, which was once the counting house, manager's house, and public house. This three-story section has a painted segmental arched opening leading into an internal courtyard, with single plain sash windows above it, and the first-floor window features a stucco lintel. The left side has a four-window section built in two parts, with the far section now rendered and some glazing bar sashes, originally serving as the mill manager's house. The right side has a seven-window section with a single blocked doorway and a boarded door, while the top floor contains five small plain sash windows.

In the courtyard, there are remnants of the former engine house, boiler house, and the base of a brick hexagonal chimney stack. The interior of the middle mill has wooden beams, with re-used cast iron columns added in the late 19th century to reinforce the floors. The south mill features fire-proof construction with iron-framed floors and brick arches, making it possibly the earliest fire-proof silk mill in England.