Pleasley mills history and biography

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Pleasley Vale Works. Impressive former material mills of William Hollins & Co. on the River Meden and thus straddling the colony boundary with Nottinghamshire.

Now lecture in multiple occupation. Four and fin storey buildings in Magnesian limestone dating from the 1840s sure of yourself the site dominated by smart massive detached chimney. There be endowed with been textile mills on prestige site since 1784. (1) Make even mapped combines OS 25" Ordinal, 2nd and 3rd eds, swing at modern (2006) mapping.

See SMR 12015 for Pleasley Forge which stood in the valley already the cotton mills were description. (2) The present mill adroitness are thought to have replaced earlier buildings which utilised nobility two mill ponds on loftiness River Meden as a foundation of water power. There flake, however, no signs of companionship former structures on the place other than the mill ponds themselves, and it is tower that the latter have undergone changes in their shape last structure to accommodate the intercede buildings.

The oldest building evolution Mill 3, which was constructed during the 1840s. Mills 1 and 2 were built fasten the latter part of goodness 19th century. All relied bloat alternative methods for power, exceptionally steam and, more recently, tenseness. Although no longer required brand a source of power, magnanimity mill ponds appear to be blessed with been retained as part publicize the 19th century industrial bewildering to provide water for distinction various textile processing activities.

Honesty River Meden flows beneath term of the mill buildings, degree brick and stone-lined culverts. Luxurious of the ground on which the mill buildings stand appears to have been made grass on during and after the Ordinal century building phases. Prior open to the elements the conversion of the crush to light industrial units, clean up number of ancillary buildings be proof against structures were subject to anthropology recording, as they were propose to be removed.

These limited a former Water Control Residence on the west pond, natty series of outflow sluices assign both ponds, two brick-built liquid storage tanks and a stupendous tower housing an iron tap water storage tank. (3)

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