Thorngate Mill. South elevation. July 2001


Thorngate Mill from the south-east. July 2001


Thorngate Mill from the North. July 2001


Thorngate Mill, attic space. July 2001


Thorngate Mill, ground floor. July 2001

This building standing on the banks of the Tees at the bottom of Thorngate was once a cloth mill. It house six large looms which produced fine worsted cloth.

It was built in the early 19th century, and stands among a group of old weavers' cottages . It has four storeys and is right-angled in shape. There are eleven windows on each floor on the side of the building facing the river, but only ten on the side facing Thorngate. Inside, the wooden floors are supported by iron columns. The staircase is built into a small separate wing of the building. Although there are no outward signs it is probable that the building has been extended, as it appears shorter on a map of 1827.

By the late 1980s the building was being used as a book retailers and since the mid 1990s has stood empty.