Ideas for house converting Craggs mill, Preston

Craggs mill, Preston has long been empty of its machinery, having lost its sails around 1880, and according to a report in the Lancashire Evening Post has since served as a wartime cinema, a piano workshop, a garage, and a prison. An internal fire a few years ago damaged the interior still further.

The new owner is Jonathan Ruff who runs a computer firm called MemoryBits, and thought initially of making it the company HQ, but after financial considerations now plans to turn it into two apartments. A suggestion is to rerender the tower, and add a three storey glass extension - I hope that that is turned down since it would significantly alter the historic appearance of the tower, which currently shows as an impressive red rendered tower with three white bands.