New Tean Hall Mill

New Tean Hall Mill is a tape weaving factory and warehouse complex built by the firm J and N Philips of Checkley. The principal structures date from the late 18th century, early 19th century, with further construction phases in 1822, 1876, 1884, and 1930. The buildings have undergone various 19th and 20th century additions and alterations.

The complex fronts the south side of High Street with late 18th and early 19th century ranges running east to west, featuring an off-centre cart entrance. This provides access to a quadrilateral courtyard with a matching cart entrance on its south side. A factory range dated 1822 is attached to the south side of the front range at approximately its centre, running northeast to southwest and creating a T-plan. To the west are parallel factory ranges, mostly with north-light roofs, built in 1876 and around 1930.

The street frontage consists of three-storey ranges to the left and centre, spanning 11 bays in red brick with Welsh slate roofs and dentillated eaves. A pediment spans 2 bays, set in from the left, and contains a clock. An octagonal bellcote cupola sits on the main ridge behind the pediment. The windows are mainly reglazed casements; those on the lower floors feature brick flat arches and corniced keystones. An angled entrance bay to the right contains elliptical arched double doors serving the cart entrance. At the rear are two-storey additions dating from around 1820 and circa 1840, comprising 4 bays with large wooden cross-casements.

The 1884 range to the right, designed by William Stephens & Son of Leek, uses similar materials and is two storeys in height with 8 bays. The centre and end bays are defined by pilasters. The range features a plinth, sill band, eaves cornice, and a central pediment with datestone. The fenestration is symmetrical with wooden cross-casements; two ground floor windows in the centre and the window and doorway in the left and right end bays all have round arches. At the rear is a square dust flue with a pyramidal cap. Attached to this range's rear is an addition from around 1876, two storeys tall with 4 bays and gabled roofs. To the south side of this are further additions from the early 20th century and circa 1930, comprising 6 and 10 bays respectively, with north-light roofs.

The main factory building, constructed in 1822, is four storeys tall measuring 5 by 27 bays in similar materials. It has three shallow projections with pediments on each long side and a WC tower dated 1860 on the east side. The windows are mainly original cast iron glazing bar casements. An integral boiler and engine house at the north end is three storeys tall with 4 bays, featuring similar fenestration and a large segment arched ground floor opening, now blocked. A stove building dating from 1829 is attached to the west side of the boiler house, two storeys tall with 3 bays, a through-passage, and similar fenestration.

The interiors of the 18th and early 19th century front ranges were remodelled in the later 20th century but retain queen post and kingpost roofs. A 19th century slate fireplace survives on the first floor at the east end. The early 19th century rear range features similar roof construction and wooden floors supported on thin cast iron columns. The main 1822 factory building and boiler and engine house employ fireproof construction with cast iron beams and columns and brick jack arches. An office contains a window with cast iron Gothic tracery. The 1876 range has wooden floors on round cast iron columns with square bases; part of this range has more slender columns with bearing boxes. The 1884 range features wooden floors with central cast iron columns and queen post roofs. The 20th century north-light ranges employ a steel framework with brick cladding.