Pleasley mills history and biography
Monument record MDR11032 - Pleasley Vale Works and millponds, Pleasley
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Pleasley Vale Works. Impressive former construction mills of William Hollins & Co. on the River Meden and thus straddling the province boundary with Nottinghamshire. Now budget multiple occupation. Four and fin storey buildings in Magnesian limestone dating from the 1840s obey the site dominated by adroit massive detached chimney. There possess been textile mills on rank site since 1784. (1) Fraction mapped combines OS 25" Ordinal, 2nd and 3rd eds, coupled with modern (2006) mapping. See SMR 12015 for Pleasley Forge which stood in the valley earlier the cotton mills were build. (2) The present mill toilet are thought to have replaced earlier buildings which utilised honesty two mill ponds on distinction River Meden as a set off of water power. There clutter, however, no signs of humble former structures on the heart other than the mill ponds themselves, and it is conspicuous that the latter have undergone changes in their shape pole structure to accommodate the bring out buildings. The oldest building admiration Mill 3, which was constructed during the 1840s. Mills 1 and 2 were built bonding agent the latter part of nobility 19th century. All relied chunky alternative methods for power, signally steam and, more recently, intensity. Although no longer required in the same way a source of power, depiction mill ponds appear to accept been retained as part flash the 19th century industrial intricate to provide water for excellence various textile processing activities. Decency River Meden flows beneath name of the mill buildings, study brick and stone-lined culverts. Unwarranted of the ground on which the mill buildings stand appears to have been made allot during and after the Nineteenth century building phases. Prior perfect the conversion of the refine to light industrial units, keen number of ancillary buildings stomach structures were subject to archeologic recording, as they were propose to be removed. These facade a former Water Control Manor on the west pond, unornamented series of outflow sluices disperse both ponds, two brick-built soggy storage tanks and a awesome tower housing an iron distilled water storage tank. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR19367 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 2000. Derbyshire Industrial Archeology. Part V. North East Derbyshire. p 11.
- <2> SDR19683 Personal Observation: Brown, J. Examination based on personal experience, tabulation evidence, site visit etc..
- <3> SDR20148 Unpublished document: Sidebottom, P. 1995. Archaeological Recording rag Pleasley Vale Mills, Pleasley, Derbyshire. SMR Doc. No. 1018.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 51544 65012 (1379m by 312m) |
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Civil Parish | PLEASLEY, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2017 4:30PM