Millbeck Towers Cottages And Water Authority Storeroom

Millbeck Towers Cottages and Water Authority storeroom is a water-powered fulling mill that has been converted into two houses and a storeroom. It was built in 1805 and underwent some alterations in the 20th century for John Daniel Banks. The building features roughcast walls beneath a graduated greenslate roof, with brick chimney stacks.

The storeroom is two storeys high and has four bays, with an additional two-bay recessed extension. The converted houses are three storeys tall, with two bays each. The storeroom has plank doors and steps leading up to a loft doorway. The windows throughout include casement styles with glazing bars, some containing 30 panes, all set in plain reveals. The houses have 20th-century doors and sash windows in plain reveals, while the original mill windows are located on the top floor. The rear of the building has similar doors and windows. For further historical context, see Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, new series, volume vii, pages 159-160.