2019
NZ0416 : Thorngate Mill from River Tees footbridge
taken 6 years ago, near to Barnard Castle, County Durham, England
This is 1 of 4 images, with title starting with Thorngate in this square

Thorngate Mill from River Tees footbridge
Thorngate Mill was built around 1840 for Messrs J H S Pratt as a cloth weaving mill. It housed six looms producing fine worsted cloth. On the east bank of the River Tees the building elevation comprises a basement and 4 storeys with an 11-window range. Inside, the wooden floors were supported by iron columns. By the late 1980s the building was being used as a book retailer's warehouse but stood empty after the mid 1990s. It was converted into riverside apartments in 2005.
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The mill is a Grade II Listed Building (List Entry Number: 1201696): Link
Between 1919 and 1921, Thorngate Mill was the home of the short-lived Black Prince Motor Company which manufactured the Black Prince cycle-car. This was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured after the First World War to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and motor-car. The longest journey recorded by the Black Prince was between Barnard Castle and Carlisle, a distance of some 60 miles, while others failed to negotiate the short journey up The Bank into the town.
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Keys to the Past: Link


The mill is a Grade II Listed Building (List Entry Number: 1201696): Link

Between 1919 and 1921, Thorngate Mill was the home of the short-lived Black Prince Motor Company which manufactured the Black Prince cycle-car. This was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured after the First World War to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and motor-car. The longest journey recorded by the Black Prince was between Barnard Castle and Carlisle, a distance of some 60 miles, while others failed to negotiate the short journey up The Bank into the town.
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