Former Mill Building At New Mills,West Of Bushford Bridge

ST 79 SW KINGSWOOD B 4058 (off north side)

7/259 Former Mill Building at New Mills, west of Bushford Bridge (formerly 23.6.52 listed as New Mills)

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Former mill building, at time of survey (January 1985) under conversion to industrial premises for Renishaw Electrical. Early C19. Brick with freestone quoins and decorative brick panels, hipped slate roof. Very large single range, 4 storeys with basement and attic. 17 bays, with nearly-square mostly fixed lights under segmental brick arches, 16-pane to ground and first floors, 12-pane to second and third, fourteen 8-pane dormers with segmental roofline. Round tie bar ends with star motif between each bay and each floor. Nearly central projecting bay in different brick and possibly a later C19 addition, also 4 storeys and with similar windows, with clock face on large stone-coped ogee gable to east and with decorative side eaves frieze of diagonally set bricks. Remains of weathervane at top of gable. Directly behind this bay on rear wall is very large brick industrial chimney, rectanglar with slightly sloping sides and oversailing brick courses. 2 door openings on ground floor on left hand side of projecting bay. Under extensive restoration and interior not accessible at time of survey.

Listing NGR: ST7375292971