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Sluice Gates and Retaining Walls on Head Race at Armley Mills

A Grade II Listed Building in Armley, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.8029 / 53°48'10"N

Longitude: -1.5844 / 1°35'4"W

OS Eastings: 427465

OS Northings: 434148

OS Grid: SE274341

Mapcode National: GBR B8J.8K

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.MNQZ

Plus Code: 9C5WRC38+56

Entry Name: Sluice Gates and Retaining Walls on Head Race at Armley Mills

Listing Date: 19 October 1951

Last Amended: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1255718

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465707

ID on this website: 101255718

Location: Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Armley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Armley with New Wortley

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description



LEEDS

SE2734 CANAL ROAD
714-1/28/920 (West side (off))
19/10/51 Sluice gates and retaining walls on
head race at Armley Mills
(Formerly Listed as:
CANAL ROAD, Armley
Armley Mill, incl mill houses to SE,
chimney to E. and sluices and bridge
W)

GV II

Sluice gates and retaining walls to west. 1788 for Thomas
Lloyd or c1805 for Benjamin Gott, probably altered mid C19.
Ashlar and wrought- and cast-iron. Solid wall surmounted by
walkway giving access to 4 sluices; low rail with column
supports, retaining wall on north side of ashlar, approx 30m
long and links to the weir (qv); on south side the walling
approx 20m long and of several phases of stonework.
In 1788 Thomas Lloyd's programme of rebuilding at Armley
included recutting the narrow mill race, the engineer was John
Sutcliffe of Halifax. The earlier fulling mill stood on this
site and the south side stonework might include some remains.
Benjamin Gott's new mill in 1805 might have required further
alterations to provide sufficient flow of water for the new
water wheels.



Listing NGR: SE2746534148

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