Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Barbour’s Mill,
Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- No type recorded
- Address
- Barbour’s Mill,, Mill Road,, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, BT36
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.65228, -5.91767
- Date of survey
- 23 November 2008
- HB reference
- HB21/06/003
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Substantial seven-storey red brick flax spinning mill and associated buildings, originating as Grimshaw’s cotton mill in early 1800s. All demolished and adjoining mill ponds infilled. Currently being redeveloped as warehouse-type retail outlets.
Historical information
N/A
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Substantial seven-storey red brick flax spinning mill and associated buildings, originating as Grimshaw’s cotton mill in early 1800s. All demolished and adjoining mill ponds infilled. Currently being redeveloped as warehouse-type retail outlets.
Nearby in the register
- Buildings at 'John Erskine Ltd. Felt Manufacturers'Factoryunder 1 mi
- Whitehouse Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Longwood LodgeHouseunder 1 mi
- Merville HouseHallunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.