Description

679-/10/10070

OLD LANE
(West side)

Former boiler house and attached chimney to north of Old Lane Mill

II*

GV
Boiler house and integral chimney. 1827-8. Built to serve Old Lane Mill for James
Ackroyd. Hammer dressed stone with ashlar dressings and corrugated asbestos roof 2
storey. 3 x 5 windows.
East front has a rusticated ashlar, ground floor front with 3 round arched openings,
these are all now blocked. Above 3 boarded windows with flush ashlar lintels. The
south-east corner is chamfered. The south front has 3 windows on the upper floor and
to the right a doorway, formerly reached by an external stair.
The integral chimney rises from the west wall. It has a square base with ashlar coping,
supporting a tall circular stack with a rolled base and a truncated top.
Interior: retains its original cast iron roof trusses, purlins and common rafters.
This building is listed as an integral part of the oldest, largest and best preserved
example of a multi-storey, steam-powered, iron frame textile mill in Halifax.

Listing NGR: SE 08597 26353

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17542831

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)