Number 3 Mill

This is a former canal warehouse and factory, now used as a residence. It was built in 1792 and has undergone several alterations in the 20th century. The building is constructed of red brick with brick dressings and an asbestos sheet roof, featuring a brick gable stack to the north and stepped eaves band. It extends over three storeys and ten bays. The ground floor on each side features two wide segmental arches with brick hoods and stone keyblocks, originally allowing boats to unload directly into the building. Flanking these arches are wide two-storey segmental-headed doorways, with segment-headed windows on either side. Above are eight similar windows, and above that, ten flat-headed windows. Most of the windows and arches are now blocked. The west elevation has the two southernmost bays slightly recessed. Internally, all the floors have been removed, and the roof trusses are steel. The first-floor windows retain exposed timber lintels. 20th-century additions are of no particular architectural interest. This building is one of the earliest examples of industrial structures erected following the completion of the Trent and Mersey Canal, reflecting Shardlow’s significance as a thriving inland port.