Description

LEIGH CLYDE STREET
SD 69 NE
6/27 Alder Mill
Office,
including
entrance gate
18/11/81 to west
II
Office wing of former Alder Mill (now demolished). 1907.
Henthorn Scott. Brick with terracotta dressings. 8 x 4 bays
with 1 storey. Red brick with blue brick plinth, yellow
brick bands and yellow terracotta dressings. Window openings
with cambered brick arches and keystones which rise above a
cornice to be terminated as capped features above the
parapet which is characteristic of Scott's work. On the
front side only is a series of 3-light blind mullioned
openings above the cornice. Door to left with fanlight and
archivolt. Above it rises an octagonal corner feature with
cupola set back behind a parapet which echoed that of the
mill water-tower. Other elevations use a similar
architectural vocabulary. Elaborate cast-iron gates and
piers with moulded Art Nouveau decoration. Interior includes
decorated panelling, stained glass, Art Nouveau tiling and
highly enriched cast-iron wash-basin stands in a modified
Adam style.

Listing NGR: SJ6698599655

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595885

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)