Description

SE 26 SE BISHOP THORNTON TOWN STREET
(south side)
Shaw Mills
8/29 Mill Cottages

GV II

Cottages and workshops, now derelict. Late C18 - early C19. Coursed
squared gritstone, stone slate roof partly replaced by corrugated asbestos.
2 storeys, 2 cells. Each cell has board door to right on both floors the
upper doors reached by wooden stairs. Far left: 24-pane sash in flush wood
frame, 8-pane casement above. First-floor door, right, flanked by C19
small-paned workshop windows. Sawn-stone lintels to all openings. Brick
stack to left end. Left return: lean-to addition of coursed rubble with
pantile roof. Interior: ground floor is below present yard level. The
building is derelict. In 1851 the premises were occupied by handloom
weavers. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group.
Report Number 134, 1974.

Listing NGR: SE2556562428

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26442697

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