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Title: Stones Mill, Bar Lane, Rishworth - HPC00408
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Title
Stones Mill, Bar Lane, Rishworth - HPC00408
Description
NAME: STONES MILL
LOCATION: Quarter mile SW of Slitheroe Bridge
REF: RY 10
GRID REF: 033 187
CONDITION: Mostly empty
CLASSIFICATION: C
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A large, late Victorian mill that stands forgotten a few hundred yards above the main A672 road on the Upper Ryburn. It consists of two four storey stone buildings, each of considerable size and with square, ornamental staircase towers. These buildings date from the early 1880’s when the mill was rebuilt after a fire. The first mill to be erected on the site was a small cotton factory around 1800, which was enlarged in 1855. The present engine house is derelict and the dam filled in. Possible remains of a circular chimney by the road.
PRESENT USE AND POTENTIAL: One of the buildings is partly used for producing animal feed, but the majority of the site is empty, verging on dereliction. A great deal of renovation would be needed to restore the site, and the size of the buildings is a disadvantage. However, it is a striking remnant of the prosperity of the 19C textile industry, and should merit listing to prevent demolition and possibly encourage some refurbishment.
RY10
Photo taken c1985.
LOCATION: Quarter mile SW of Slitheroe Bridge
REF: RY 10
GRID REF: 033 187
CONDITION: Mostly empty
CLASSIFICATION: C
APPROX DATE OF SITE AND BUILDINGS: Late 19C (site earlier)
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY: A large, late Victorian mill that stands forgotten a few hundred yards above the main A672 road on the Upper Ryburn. It consists of two four storey stone buildings, each of considerable size and with square, ornamental staircase towers. These buildings date from the early 1880’s when the mill was rebuilt after a fire. The first mill to be erected on the site was a small cotton factory around 1800, which was enlarged in 1855. The present engine house is derelict and the dam filled in. Possible remains of a circular chimney by the road.
PRESENT USE AND POTENTIAL: One of the buildings is partly used for producing animal feed, but the majority of the site is empty, verging on dereliction. A great deal of renovation would be needed to restore the site, and the size of the buildings is a disadvantage. However, it is a striking remnant of the prosperity of the 19C textile industry, and should merit listing to prevent demolition and possibly encourage some refurbishment.
RY10
Photo taken c1985.
Creator
Harry Pogson
Source
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Date
1980s
Rights
PHDA - Harry Pogson Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
HPC00408.tif
Collection
Citation
Harry Pogson, “Stones Mill, Bar Lane, Rishworth - HPC00408,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/7841.
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