Port Mill

Port Mill is a former mill complex dating to the 18th century, with later additions, situated on a waterway. The layout consists of three principal ranges connected by a central water tower. The main range, extending southwest, is eight bays and incorporates part of an earlier building, with further early outbuildings attached to the southwest, alongside the road. Two additional ranges are attached to the northeast and northwest of the tower, forming an informal T-plan.

The three-storey main block features an eight-window front, with keyed, segmental-arched, small-pane, fixed-light windows, each with a single small opening pane. Gabled ends have parapets. The roof is punctuated by two square, louvred ridge vents, each topped with a pyramidal roof and spike finials. A link section extends the main block to the right, featuring Tudor-arched windows on each floor. The water tower contains a full-height, round-arched recess with a small-pane, fixed-light window on each floor, and a round-arched window at attic level, with further round-arched recesses at the base of the tank. A mid-19th century range projecting forward to the northeast has a hipped roof and segmental-arched windows of a slightly different design. This range is linked to the main block by the weather-boarded rear of a northwest range, whose openings generally match the main range, although some variation exists at the northeast end. The southwest end of the main range is of earlier date and includes upper-floor level loading doors with a circular window above. An outbuilding range extends to the left, incorporating a small brick-lined niche with a stone water trough and a chapel-like ashlar front, featuring a round-arched doorway flanked by narrow, round-arched windows on two levels, with a circular window above. A detached single-storey, rendered outbuilding to the north has been extended and stands on the waterway edge, with a round-arched window at the southeast end. Various 20th century industrial buildings attached to the northwest range are not of special interest. The interiors were not inspected and do not retain any milling equipment.