Convoy Enterprise Centre — Riverview Terrace

Detached former woollen mills on complex irregular-plan, built 1883 and greatly extended in 1905 and 1911-12, having main eight-bay three-storey block with single-bay five-stage Italianate tower (on square-plan) offset to the north-west corner, two-bay two-storey double-height former boiler house attached to the north-east corner, multiple-bay double-pile two-storey block to the north, ten-bay two storey block to the west, and two-bay two-storey gable-fronted building to the north-east having three-bay two-storey block attached to the east elevation. Now in use as enterprise centre with various commercial, retail, craft premises and a café to site; various modern additions and alterations particularly to the south. Saw-tooth north-facing multi-pitched roofs to main mill building and extensions to the south having modern metal-clad covering and with glazed sections to a number of the north faces in places; pitched slate roofs to the majority of other structures to site; pyramidal natural slate roof to tower having bracketed ashlar eaves course and cornice. Red brick eaves course to former boiler house. Cement rendered walls to main mill building and to the majority of extensions and additions; rubble stone walls with flush red brick block-and-start quoins to the corners of two-storey building to the north-west and to former boiler house to the east of tower with rubble stone walls to gable-fronted building adjacent to the east; red brick construction to tower having flush ashlar or cement rendered stringcourses delineating stages, and with four-storey round-headed recesses to the centre of each face. Recessed text to the north face of tower below eaves level reading ‘Convoy Woollen Company Limited’. Square-headed windows to main mill building and to various extensions to the south having mainly multi-paned steel-framed windows with pivoting lights, some modern replacement window fittings. Round-headed window openings to tower having stone sills and replacement windows. Full-height round-headed window openings to former boiler house having red brick surrounds with red brick keystone detailing, and with replacement window fittings. Square-headed window openings to the block to the north-east and to the gable-fronted building having red brick surrounds and replacement windows. Mainly square-headed window openings to blocks to the north and the west having replacement window fittings. Square- and shallow segmental-headed doorways to site having mainly modern fittings; square- and segmental-headed carriage-arches and loading bays to site having some remaining timber doors and double doors, replacement fittings elsewhere. Red brick surrounds to some door and carriage-arch openings to rubble stone buildings. Shallow segmental-headed former carriage-arch to the east face of main mill building having sliding timber door with surviving iron/steel wheels and mechanism. Detached nine-bay two-storey former wool store to the east, now in use as a retail outlet and café, having pitched slate roof with projecting red brick eaves course, red brick walls (English Garden Bond), and shallow segmental-headed window and door openings with replacement fittings. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the south-east of the centre of Convoy and on the north bank of the Deele River. Tarmacadam car parks and yards to site. Plinth wall to the north of site having iron railings over with spear finials over; vehicular gateway to the north having a pair of decorative cast-iron gate posts with moulded detailing, acorn finials over, and with a pair of decorative wrought-iron gates. Other wrought-iron gates to site. Enclosure to the north-west with mature trees bounded by iron railings having cast-iron finials and with moulded cast-iron posts at intervals along length.