| Description | River Holme Works, Upperthong. Mill originating in the early 19th century and a late 19th century terraced row.
River Holme Works and six adjacent cottages were considered for listing under the 'Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest'. After an assessment of the site, the Minister for Tourism and Heritage decided not to add River Holme Works and associated cottages to the Listed of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Ellis, V. 2001. (Designation Co ordinator North. English Heritage). Correspondence to Ian Sanderson (WYAAS) regarding the listing of River Holme Works).
The case report described the complex as a series of buildings associated with the former textile mill dating from the first quarter of the 19th century to the last quarter of the 20th century, together with a row of immediately adjacent cottages which date to the later 19th century.
Local records refer to Brigg Mill in 1790. The mill and a scribbling mill were for sale here in 1811 along with a reservoir, water wheel, machinery and two cottages. In 1844 there was a house, warehouse and dye house on the site. A range dated 1863 appears to have replaced the southern building at the north west of the site, and by 1893 this had been extended southwards and eastwards. The row of associated houses was present by 1893. In the later 20th century the mill dam was filled with buildings constructed over. The northern building was truncated to the west and extended to the south. A chimney was also lost at around this time. Major renovations in 1979 involved the complete stripping out of the interior of all the mill buildings, with the insertion of brick and breeze block walls and other internal partitions, as well as the reroofing of the northern building.
The older surviving buildings are in stone, most with stone slate roof and one with Welsh slate. The newer builds are pre fabricated steel frames on a stone base.
The site runs north east to south west, on the east side of Huddersfield Road. The row of terraces fronts onto Huddersfield Road towards the southern extent of the site. Short lengths of culvert from the River Holme at the north and south ends of the site survive. |