| Summary : Sedgwick Mill was built in 1818-20 as a cotton spinning mill, it was the third mill to be built by McConnel and Kennedy, and was built on a site to the east of Old Mill. The building was fireproof and comprised a main block on Redhill Street with two north projecting wings at each end, enclosing a courtyard. The mill included a three-storey internal engine house at the west end of the main block.The mill was used for both spinning and carding. The mills cast iron structure was modified in the 1860s to allow installation of larger mules longitudinally accross the bays. In 1868 Sedgwick New Mill was added to the site, the new mill was mainly used for doubling. It was a roughly L-shaped building, with a wing extending southwards to meet the west wing of Sedgwick Mill. The main block has a two storey extension at its east end and a circular brick chimney built into its northwest corner. A new three storey warehouse, occupying most of the yard to the north of the earlier mill, was added in 1905 and in 1909 an electric motor tower was added to the side of an existing privy tower. Also see NBR file 53296. |