Building record M4008 - Bath Mill; Goldie, Wade and Goldie, Mansfield (Partially Demolished)
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 54790 61714 (52m by 36m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SK56SW |
| District | Mansfield |
| Civil Parish | Mansfield, Mansfield |
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Full Description
Formerly watermill, now hosiery factory. Impossible to estimate dimensions. Building in good condition, but machinery removed including water wheel. Built of stone, slate roof. Rectangular building (05/07/1963). (1)
Textile mill, c.1800. Stone building with slate roof, 4 storeys high at the NW end, but only 3 at the E end. The building is 19 bays long, the one at the NW end being a later addition. The windows, the majority of which survive, have 20 small panes. Mill originally powered by water, a later brick chimney survives. (2)
A lease of 1792 describes the the mill "now being erected". Goldie, Wade and Goldie took over in 1882 and in 1920 the mill had a 30ft diameter wheel with a later steam engine. The waterwheel was removed in 1944. The water channels remain under the basement floors but the pond is badly silted. The wheel intake, paddle guides and the recess for the paddle start can be traced in the undergrowth. The mill is now empty and has had subsidence. The building is in stone with slate roof and varies from 3 to 4 storeys along its 19 bay length. (3)
Bath mill. (4)
In Bath Lane … on the N side the remarkably unspoilt Bath Mill. (5)
A large stone structure built c.1800. It is four storeys high, and has a narrow projection on the west front unusual in local mills of this date but commonly found carrying the staircases in hosiery or lace factories of the late nineteenth century. (6)
Constructed in 1792 for cotton spinning, mainly providing thread for the machine lace industry. Since 1880 it has been used for hosiery manufacture. (7)
Recorded by NRIM. Recorded by DM Smith. 1961, Record No.NT68. (8)
Part of the mill was demolished under S78 of the Building Act following prolonged vandalism and earlier intervention of the Council/Owner via urgent works. The rest of the mill remains standing as do the attached cottages. (Local Planning Authority Conservation Officer Comment). (9)
See M5336 for well.
Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.
5 BW print, SMR
Listed Buildings Slides, 28 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.
DOE, 1986, Dist of Mansfield (Listed Buildings) (Unpublished document). SNT6388.
Peter Higginbotham, 2000, The Workhouse, English Heritage: The National Heritage List for England’ (Website). SNT6126.
Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.
24/05/96, Bath Mill, Bath Lane (Plan). SNT3616.
<1> CBA, Industrial Survey (Published document). SNT184.
Other Refs: IA4 50/1
<2> Patrick A , undated, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1129.
<3> Morley D, 1997, Corn and Cotton - Waterpower in Notts (draft), p 22 (Unpublished document). SNT1693.
<4> Sanderson G, 1835, 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in (Map). SNT48.
<5> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 173 (Monograph). SNT4.
<6> Smith DM, 1965, The Industrial Archaeology of the East Midlands, pp 259-60 (Published document). SNT1304.
<7> Palmer M & Neaverson P, 1992, Industrial Landscapes of the East Midlands, p 109 (Monograph). SNT5.
<8> Council for British Archaeology, 1963, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, No. NT.68 (Index). SNT6095.
<9> Sharon Clough, 2013, Pers Comms (EH Staff) (Personal comment). SNT6428.
Sources/Archives (15)
- --- SNT2646 Ground photograph: Data Held: Ground Photograph.
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed Buildings Slides. 28 slides.
- --- SNT3616 Plan: 24/05/96. Bath Mill, Bath Lane. 1.
- --- SNT5271 Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
- --- SNT6126 Website: Peter Higginbotham. 2000. The Workhouse. English Heritage: The National Heritage List for England’.
- --- SNT6388 Unpublished document: DOE. 1986. Dist of Mansfield (Listed Buildings).
- <1> SNT184 Published document: CBA. Industrial Survey.
- <2> SNT1129 Personal comment: Patrick A . undated. Pers Comm.
- <3> SNT1693 Unpublished document: Morley D. 1997. Corn and Cotton - Waterpower in Notts (draft). p 22.
- <4> SNT48 Map: Sanderson G. 1835. 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in.
- <5> SNT4 Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 173.
- <6> SNT1304 Published document: Smith DM. 1965. The Industrial Archaeology of the East Midlands. pp 259-60.
- <7> SNT5 Monograph: Palmer M & Neaverson P. 1992. Industrial Landscapes of the East Midlands. Phillimore & Co Ltd. p 109.
- <8> SNT6095 Index: Council for British Archaeology. 1963. National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards. No. NT.68.
- <9> SNT6428 Personal comment: Sharon Clough. 2013. Pers Comms (EH Staff).
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Record last edited
Oct 8 2026 4:48PM