Mill Brow House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1983. Former workhouse.
Mill Brow House
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-screen-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1983
- Type
- Former workhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MILL BROW 1. 5166 (south side) Mill Brow House SD 6178 NW 5/116 II GV
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- Former workhouse. Three storeys and basement. Squared watershot rubble. Slate roof. Three chimneys. Quoins. Plinth. Four windows with sills and plain reveals. Those to second floor retain iron casements, the rest reglazed. Doorway with plain stone surround. Modern door. Attached at rear (ie on Mill Brow) is former mill, entered through door on first landing of workhouse. Two storeys at upper end and three at lower. Square coursed rubble. Slate roof. Quoins. Large segmental headed doorway and similar window over. Plank door of two-leaves with fanlight with all glazing bars. Interior of workhouse. Four flight dogleg stair with stone treads. Ground and first floors partitioned, probably in C19. Second floor retains floor of large stone flags and rooms opening off spinal corridor. Built in 1811 as a workhouse, condemned by the Poor Law Commissioners. A Hostel in 1910. Now flats.
Listing NGR: SD6125378775
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