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Latitude: 53.6276 / 53°37'39"N
Longitude: -1.8578 / 1°51'28"W
OS Eastings: 409500
OS Northings: 414567
OS Grid: SE095145
Mapcode National: GBR HVGH.LC
Mapcode Global: WHCB6.F2KW
Plus Code: 9C5WJ4HR+2V
Entry Name: Boiler House and Engine House and Rope Race and Water Tower and Powerhouse at Westwood Mills
Listing Date: 20 June 2000
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1271263
English Heritage Legacy ID: 487127
ID on this website: 101271263
Location: Linthwaite, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, HD7
County: Kirklees
Electoral Ward/Division: Colne Valley
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Golcar St John the Evangelist
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Building complex
SE 01 SE
391/5/10017
20-JUN-00
COLNE VALLEY
LOWESTWOOD LANE
Linthwaite
Boiler House, Engine House, Rope Race, Water Tower and Powerhouse at Westwood Mills
GV
II*
Boiler and engine houses, rope race with water tower and powerhouse. 1826, mid and late C19. Built for the Shaw and Cotton families. Coursed and squared local gritstone, stone slate roofs largely removed.
Powerhouse 3 storey, 4 x 3 bay block attached to south end of West Block (qv), with north doors giving access into the old mill yard, large windows with segmental heads and 3 x 3 pane frames. Stone gutter brackets and kneelers, roof of 3 parallel ridges; attached 2 storey building on west side with lean-to roof and west wall angled to allow access between it and the mill dam (qv).
INTERIOR has cast iron columns supporting brick arches on ground floor.
Water tower and rope race block extend the length of the south side of the powerhouse.
Engine and boiler houses attached to south-west corner of the water tower. The gables of the engine house have tall windows, round arched on the east end, with inserted doorway and external steps. Boiler house has wide ground floor entrance door and 3-light Venetian window in west end.
Listing NGR: SE0950014567
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