H.R.Grant including former Flannel mill to rear

Cadw's description

Location

Set into a row of street frontages, stepped up from the adjoining properties. The mill extends at an angle to rear set in the slope and end on to Belmont road.

History

Ca 1860 to front; early C19 mill to rear (shown on 1847 Tithe map) converted into a printing house contemporary with the front; closed in 1956.

Exterior

Victorian 3-storey, 3-window scribed rendered front. Slate roof with wide front eaves; rubble end chimney stacks with stock brick caps; advanced chimney breast to left end. Sash windows with inset marginal glazing bars arched to first floor. Fine overall shop front with moulded cornice, raised fascia lettering and composite capitals to pilaster strips at right end and flanking left hand entrance which has tall arched panels to reveals and door. Arched lights to shop windows and splayed central entrance with double doors; panelled stallriser. Tripartite sash windows and 1 small pane sash window at rear with 6-panel door.

Slightly lower 4-storey and attic rubble former flannel mill to rear with half-hipped slate roof. 6-window N elevation with central cross gable containing semi-circular small-pane metal-frame casement window; voussoirs to timber frame windows below with small casement openings. Left hand bay immediately to rear of house has small pane sashes. 3-light attic window to NW end over combined 2nd and 1st floor openings; entrance below now converted to garage use. 2-swept roof attic windows to SW side. Boarded doors.

Interior

Reused chamfered beam inside the mill. Stone flagged and part cobbled cellars to house, possibly originally an outside courtyard (see inserted floor timbers).

Reason for designation

Former mill was largely disused at time of inspection (April 1987).

Group value with neighbouring listed items in Castle Street.