Brierfield Mills

BRIERFIELD MILLS, GLEN WAY

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1073407
Date first listed:
29-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Brierfield Mills
Statutory Address:
BRIERFIELD MILLS, GLEN WAY
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1073407
Date first listed:
29-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Brierfield Mills
Statutory Address 1:
BRIERFIELD MILLS, GLEN WAY

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
BRIERFIELD MILLS, GLEN WAY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lancashire
District:
Pendle (District Authority)
Parish:
Brierfield
National Grid Reference:
SD 84447 36569

Details

SD 83 NW
10/70

BRIERFIELD
GLEN WAY
Brierfield Mills

II
Mill building. Dated 1868. Stone. Part slate, part corrugated roof. 2, 3
and 4 storeys on sloping site. Northern block is in two parts. Section to left
is in rock-faced stone, 2 storeys. 10 bays. Tall, large-pane windows on ground
floor. Semi-circular headed windows above with continuous string. Large, semi-
circular arch-headed doorway with vermiculated voussoirs. Modern door with fanlight.
Twin, semi-circular headed windows above. Plain parapet, bold dentillation and
diminutive pediment. Section to right is ashlar. 2 storeys. 6 bays. Windows
with semi-circular heads forming continuous arcase. Alternate voussoirs stressed.
First floor windows similar with segmental heads, keystones stressed. Semi-
circular headed windows above door. Dentilled parapet with broken pediment.
Clock tower at rear in 4 stages. Circular base with square tower. Small window with
segmental head. Clock face set in semi-circular arched head, extended as string.
Dentillated cornice, pyramidal roof. Very prominent on valley side.


Listing NGR: SD8444736569

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
186209
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.

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