Gala Mill, Huddersfield Street

Gala Mill is a substantial textile manufacturing complex located on the outskirts to the southeast of Galashiels town, dating from the earlier 19th century to the early 20th century. The complex features a collection of mill-related buildings constructed predominantly from whin and sandstone rubble, with red sandstone ashlar dressings.

The former hand loom mill is a long rectangular-plan block that consists of a two-storey, three and four-bay section to the northwest and a three-storey, seven-bay section to the southeast. The northwest section is primarily rubble, while the southeast has some ashlar dressings. It has a pitched slate roof and irregular fenestration.

To the east of the site and along Gala Water, there are large single-storey weaving sheds made of rubble with ashlar dressings and skews, topped with slate roofs.

The engine house features a double-height piend-roof design, constructed of rubble with ashlar dressings and round-arched openings. Adjacent is a double-height boiler house with a tall round brick stack, along with a double-height drying room that has a pitch roof and timber ventilators.

The mill house is located along the southwest edge of the site and is a two-storey, seven-bay rectangular-plan building with a pitched slated roof.

There is also a long single-storey block known as the southeast block, positioned against the southwest boundary of the site. This block is made of rubble with red sandstone ashlar dressings and has a double-pitch roof.

Lastly, the site includes a section of the former mill lade, sluice, and wheel pit, characterized by rubble side walls.