Torr Vale Mill
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Torr Vale Mill is a Grade II* listed former cotton mill located in New Mills, Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Torrs gorge in a bend of the River Goyt.
The mill was built in the 1790s for water-powered cotton spinning and weaving, and rebuilt to use a combination of water and steam power in the 1860s. It was still in use producing towelling products until December 2000. Since 1998 there have been various manoeuvres to renovate and develop the mill, including the setting up of the Torr Vale Mill Preservation Trust in May 2001.
In 2001 a fire destroyed one of the buildings of the mill, causing a grave set-back to redevelopment. The mill remains in a lamentable state and at risk of further fire and vandalism.
