Hollows Mill

Hollows Mill is a corn mill established around 1820 to 1830. The original building was raised by two storeys, and wings were added or heightened after a fire in 1867. The water wheel located below the main block and associated machinery are still operational as of 1988.

The main block has a rectangular plan, standing three storeys high with a loft and a sunk basement, built against the slope above the River Esk. Two adjoining parallel low ranges are attached to the south side at the upper level of the slope, with low gabled ranges adjoining either side of the main gable and a modern lean-to at the northeast. The structure is built from rubble with ashlar dressings, featuring grey ashlar in the original work and red in the later additions. The roofs are slated.

The main block has an off-centre principal door on the west gable, with a single central opening at each level above the pulley wheel on the first floor. The north elevation is four bays long, and most openings have small-paned glazing. The ranges to the south likely contained a kiln in the past and have been heightened, featuring large rectangular slapping and some brick rebuilding in the twin-gabled south elevation, with the main roof sweeping at the west over similar slapping and a modern sliding door.

The interior is remarkably complete, with machinery primarily made of timber and iron. The waterwheel is located below basement level, and there are fireproof iron doors. Approximately 200 yards upstream, the lade runs underground through a rock-hewn tunnel for most of its length.