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Listed Building: THE OLD MILL (1096364)

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Grade II
Authority English Heritage
Volume/Map/Item 1885, 6, 153
Date assigned 10 November 1967
Date last amended

Description

Watermill and outbuilding, now a house. Early C17 and C18, with C19 alterations, converted c1975. Rubble stone with raised quoins, now rendered to west elevation, and red brick. Plain tile roofs with moulded stone copings to the gables and parapets, plus an external C20 stone stack to east elevation. Single bay, with C20 extension at right angles joining original mill to a later two bay outbuilding. Single storey plus attics, with only the attics visible to the western, street elevation because of a dramatic fall in the level of the land. West elevation has a central gable with parapets to sides and steps up to a central opening with C20 double glazed doors. East elevation has a central C17 chamfered door with low inserted C20 opening to south, over which is a 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion window with dripmould. Attached to north side is the C20 weatherboarded extension, with C18 outbuilding to east, all openings in both are C20. Above there is a central C19 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion window and above again in the gable is a similar C17 window with dripmould. South elevation has large glazed opening to base which formerly housed an overshot wheel, and a C20 window in the gable. There is a blocked hole in the adjacent wall where the water was originally fed through from the pool. North elevation has a C17 2-light window, similar to the others, in the gable. Interior has large chamfered timbers.

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Location

Grid reference SK 39064 24893 (point)
Map sheet SK32SE
Civil Parish MELBOURNE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 9 2013 3:33PM

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