Castle Mill

LINBY LINBY LANE SK 55 SW (south side) Formerly Main Street 1/79 Castle Mill 4,3.85 II Spinning mill and adjoining cottage, now 3 houses. c.1783. Remodelled c.1960. Built by the Robinson family. Coursed and squared rubble and dressed stone, with concrete tile and slate roofs. Partial rubble plinth. Crenellated parapet. Single coped gable. 2 storeys plus basement. 6 unequal bays. Windows are mainly mid C20 casements, those to front with projecting architraves. North front has to left, mill building with 2 square crenellated corner towers, each with 2 roundels and above, a quatrefoil, all blank. To left, basement has blocked door flanked by single casements. To right, door. Above, 5 casements on each floor. To right, C20 door with hood. Above, 2 casements. To right again, cottages with casement flanked to left by door and to right by French window, with lean-tohood. Above, large square bay with 3 casements, flanked by single smaller casements. West gable has a casement on each floor. South side has to left, door and French window. To right, segmental recess containing French window and to its right, casement. Above, 4 casements. Above again, 2 casements. To right, French window with balcony, and a casement. Mill south side has to left 2 round headed tailrace openings. Above them, 5 French windows with segmental heads. To right, 4 casements. above, 9 casements. Above again, 3 casements and French window with balcony. To right, 5 casements. East gable has to left, mid C20 square qlazed opening. To right, casement and remains of wheel pit and flanking walls. Above, 2 casements on each floor. Refitted interior has softwood span beams. This building is one of a number of spinning mills erected by the Robinson family in the late C18.

Listing NGR: SK5451851006