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Reid & Taylor's Mill: Weaving Sheds (Former), William Street, Langholm
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Name of Building
Reid & Taylor's Mill: Weaving Sheds (Former)
Other Name(s)
Address
William Street, Langholm
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
5860
Listing Category
Unlisted
OS Grid Ref
NY 3615 8462
Location Type
Small Town
HS Reference No
Description
Range of single storey north lit weaving sheds to the Reid and Taylor Woollen Mill. Snecked stone construction with ashlar margins and quoins. Pitched slated roof or corrugated roof covering, with large rooflights to North pitches, over. Former engine house abuts to South.
Building Dates
Probably late 19th century with later alterations
Architects
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Fair
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
11/6/2014
Development History
13 November 2014: External inspection suggests the north-lit weaving sheds and former engine house/ boiler room are disused - openings are boarded up Conservation Area Consent for the demolition of the weavings sheds, engine house and gallery building was lodged but withdrawn Feb 2013 ref: 12/P/4/0336. The withdrawn application noted the buildings had been disused for some time, suffering from water ingress with outbreaks of wet & dry rot in places. The Reid and Taylor Mill is understood to have entered administration in April 2013 and been sold to a new consortium of owners in May 2013.
9 November 2021: Local planners advise a planning application (16/P/4/0105) is being sought for erection of 26 flatted dwellings, 14 dwellinghouses, 4 business units and timber boundary fencing, alterations to existing access and associated works (demolition of former mill).
26 July 2024: Application to demolish the former mill and convert the site into housing, was withdrawn in 2020.
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Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Part
Occupancy Type
Unknown
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
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Classification
Textile Industries
Original Entry Date
13-NOV-14
Date of Last Edit
16/03/2015