Castle Mill Weaving Shed

SE 3456 KNARESBOROUGH WATERSIDE (south side)

8/210 Castle Mill: weaving shed (formerly listed as Block E under Castle Mills 25.3.83 (consisting of blocks A to E))

GV II

Mill building. Early-mid C19. Coursed squared gritstone, Westmorland slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 x 11 bays. North facade: C20 panelled door to bay 3. Large windows with 63 and 49 panes to ground and first floors, containing side-sliding sashes, Hipped roof. Left return: small-pane windows to ground floor; 1st floor, left: iron loading doors with projecting pulley rail over. 2 small-pane windows to right. Interior: stone floor to ground floor; original timberwork throughout, with iron supports. The Castle Mill was converted from cotton to flax spinning in 1811. In 1832-3 it was owned by John Vipont and Company and was run by a 25 h.p. water driven mill. In 1835 Samuel Wilkinson had considerably extended his machinery and by 1836 there were 200 workers employed. In 1847 John Walton leased the mill and installed a steam engine and power looms. He employed 423 workers in 1851. B Jennings, Harrogate and Knaresborough. 1970.

Listing NGR: SE3476956807