Fancroft Mills

Detached L-plan multiple-bay three- and four-storey mill, built c.1820, with two-storey range to west. No longer in use. Located north of miller's house and powered by a tributary of the River Barrow. Constructed in phases. Pitched and half-hipped slate roofs with some cast-iron rainwater goods. Terracotta ridge cresting to principle mill building to north. Random coursed limestone and sandstone walls with remnants of roughcast render. Square-headed window openings with limestone flat arches and yellow brick reveals, some with timber sash windows. Flat arched door openings to mill with some decorative ogee-headed door openings with yellow brick reveals. Modern weighthouse and platform to south of yard. Yard enclosed by random coursed stone wall and accessed through carriage arch openings.

This mill is an interesting reminder of the industrial activity which was once associated with this area. The mills were big employers and played an important role in the economic fortunes of an area. The mills retain many original features and materials that contribute to their significance and, together with the miller's house, form an interesting group of related buildings.