Mile End Mill, Anchor Thread Works, Paisley

Mile End Mill, also known as Anchor Thread Works, is a five-storey building with a basement, designed by architect W J Morley of Bradford between 1899 and 1900. The structure features 18 bays, with a tower at each end. The end bays are made of brick and have pilasters on each floor. Most windows are simple six-paned rectangles, except for the end bays on the fourth floor, which have pairs of round-arched windows. Each floor has a cill band, and there is an eaves cornice topped with a terracotta fretted balustrade.

The west tower has round-headed windows on each floor above a blind ground level, with the fourth floor window featuring a moulded keystone and impost moulding. There are angle pilasters with a band between each floor, but the continuous band only reaches the fourth floor. Above this is a cornice and balustrade, followed by a pyramidal slate roof that includes a transomed and mullioned square lantern topped with a curved copper cap.

The east tower is similar but includes a window at ground level and an additional stage above the fourth floor, with angle pilasters and three round-headed windows. It has a cornice over the balustrade, adorned with urns on the corners. Above this tower is an octagonal cupola featuring one round-arched window on each floor, with a cornice above and a facetted domed copper cap. The fireproof interior is supported by cast-iron columns and steel beams, which carry a concrete filler joist construction.