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Listing: Corn Mill. Mid 1830s with
later alterations. Lower extensions flush with the wall of the
original mill building contribute to an important group of industrial
and canal structures. ... Although altered, this building is a
good example of an early C19 corn mill integrated with the West Midlands
canal system.
Comment: An important example of a meeting
point of Wolverhampton's agricultural and industrial past. In
October 2001 an application for planning permission was approved for
restoring the mill, converting it into flats and building more flats,
with a canal side walk, around it. The architects are Bolton,
Lomas, Bradshaw of Bridgnorth and Halesowen. The developers are
Redrow. So that the scheme can be carried out in an economically
viable way some associated, but non-listed buildings will have to be
demolished. It is important that it be successful as it will
demonstrate the viability of such schemes in this area which is in dire
need of revitalising.
Now (2005) the scheme is well under way with
phase one of the apartments being completed and mostly sold and
phase two is nearing completion. The restoration of the
mill building itself seems to be nearly complete and it and its
setting look as well as can be expected.
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