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Richard Broad and Pelin Ayca have written an amazing report on the proposals for our Mill Buildings.

Why not take a look by clicking the link here: Mill Buildings Report?

So – what does the future hold for the Mill Buildings Site?

Here are a few ideas…

Here are the existing drawings for the LARGE Mill Building:

Large Mill Building – Existing

And the proposed drawings:

Large Mill Building – Proposed

Here’s the FULL report by Richard Broad and Pelin Ayca (this is a LOW RESOLUTION PDF – please contact Friends of Millhouses Park if you require the FULL RESOLUTION version):

Mill Buildings Report

Why not let us know what you think?

We’ve been making some real progress with the Small Mill Building! Why not watch our video to see for yourself?

Ben Calton, Senior Designer at Axis Architecture have come up with these amazing proposal designs for the Mill Buildings! We are deeply indebted to Axis, and Ben in particular, for the invaluable contribution of their professional skills and obvious talent. Click the link below to see the proposals…

Mill Buildings Proposals

Why not let us know what you think? Vote using the buttons below!

Nick Clegg visited Millhouses Park to see progress on the restoration of our Mill Buildings on Monday 28th January and commented, “I am hugely impressed by the plans and I would urge everyone to get involved, particularly with the efforts to raise the necessary funding. A mill has been on this site for more than 1,000 years. I’m sure that with a little help and support, this exciting project will see the mill remain an asset for the local community for many more years to come.”

Click here for the full article from the Sheffield Star!

Thank you to all who came to the Wassail on Saturday at the Waggon and Horses! It was a roaring success and those who attempted the quiz were certainly tested!

The food was delicious and with all hands on deck to serve the thirsty punters and feed the hungry we had over 160 people attend!

Here are some pictures of the evening courtesy of www.thegoodolddaysstudio.com 

Monday 26^th November saw the start of work on the small mill building after a 4 year battle to save it from destruction. The first phase of basic structural work should be finished by March 2013. We have been working in Partnership with Sheffield City Council and funding has been provided from the Heritage Lottery Fund; our funders include Sheffield Town Trust, Charles Hayward Foundations, SCC, the S.W. Community Assembly & Big Lottery CSEP Fund.

There has been a mill on the site for about 1000 years with the current building probably on a similar footprint to Sir John Bright’s total restoration of the mill in 1679 for the grand cost of £170! The mill has been the story of how Sheffield fed itself first with water power taken from the River Sheaf by the Skate Park and later by steam. The Mill closed in 1939.

The redundant buildings have been used as a maintenance depot and storage by Sheffield City Council but for the last 6 years have lain mostly abandoned to the elements and decay. The dangers were that the buildings would be sold or fall down so we took up the challenge to save the small mill building, then the whole site by bringing it into productive use.

Currently we are £9.2k short of what we need to finish this phase and have a building where we can attract a commercial user and gain community use. Period doors, windows, stairs, under-floor heating, wall pointing and fitting out remain to be done and we are working with the community to achieve these goals. Additionally we need to clear the space round the building to achieve a small but protected entrance and courtyard.

A Fashion Show, hosted by Perfectly Dressed and The Waggon & Horses, is being held on Thursday 1st November from 7.30 onwards in aid of the Small Mill Building repairs which are due to start within the next couple of months. Supper will be provided towards the end of the show and is included in the ticket price.

There has been a Mill on the site at the end of our park for over 1000 years and we have successfully campaigned to stop it being disposed of (and probably turned into housing) plus raised a five figure amount of money to make the small building weather proof, energy self sufficient, and a large step towards being available to the community.

This has been a herculean effort by a few members of FofMP & C&MCG and all proceeds will go towards extra work on the building such as doors, windows and internal stairs. Please do support the event and help “Put the our Mill back into Millhouses”

Tickets from Perfectly Dressed, The Waggon & Horses or The Millhouses.

Check out the History & Mill page for the latest episode of John Hill-Wilson’s history of Millhouses…