Archaeological Building Survey:Woods Mill, The Narrow Spinning Mill, Glossop

Abstract

In November 2015, Salford Archaeology was commissioned by Michael Ryan of Glossop Land Ltd to carry out a Level III Building Survey (as defined by Historic England) of the Narrow Spinning Mill, part of the Woods Mill complex in Glossop. The building was to be demolished, having been approved by High Peak Borough Council, due to health and safety concerns, prior to a larger development of the area for a mixture of retail and residential units (Planning Refs: HPK/2015/0442; HPK/2015/0571). The former Woods Mill complex is located at the eastern end of Glossop, Derbyshire (centred on SK 03879 94006), within the Howardtown Mill Conservation are