THE GRANARY

THE GRANARY, THE COMMON

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1032814
Date first listed:: 17-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:: THE GRANARY
Statutory Address:: THE GRANARY, THE COMMON

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1032814
Date first listed:: 17-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:: THE GRANARY
Statutory Address 1:: THE GRANARY, THE COMMON

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: THE GRANARY, THE COMMON

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Suffolk
District:: Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Mellis
National Grid Reference:: TM0987574516

Details

MELLIS THE COMMON (SOUTH EAST TM 07 SE SIDE) 3/36 - The Granary

GV II

Former steam mill, now used as a warehouse. Mid C19. Stock brick. Corrugated sheet roofing. A square 3 x 3 bay, 4 storey and attic block with a 3 x 6 bay 2 storey and attic block forming an L on plan. Facing railway taller block has projecting vertical and horizontal brick bands articulating each bay and storey with iron tie rods at angles. Each storey has central plank doors with segmental heads, gates on upper storeys. In attic a smaller door opens onto timber lucam with ornamental bargeboarded head. Outer bays have 3-light glazing bar casements, segmental heads, some glazing bars remain, ground floor right plank doors, in attic 2 round headed slit windows, kneelers to gable parapet. Left return has similar openings, taller on first floor with vertical brick bands, projecting eaves course. Right return has upper storey 3-light openings and an extruded stack with oversailing courses to tall tapering shaft with oversailing cap. To rear all openings are for 3-light segmental headed casements, vertical bands, horizontal band to attic with doors flanking round headed openings and parapet as to front. 2 storey and attic block attached to right and projecting towards railway has 3 bay gable front. Round headed traceried openings in outer bays, doors on each storey in centre bay, wider on ground floor and narrower to top, projecting hoist beam, vertical bands, parapet. Inner return has an entrance. 6 bay outer return is plain and divided by vertical bands. To rear taller openings in outer bays, vertical bands, gable parapet. Interior: tall block has 2 stout cast iron columns with moulded capitals and bases on ground floor, engine bed, probably for an oil engine, survives, upper storeys not inspected. Lower block has similar but smaller cast iron columns on both floors disposed to articulate 3 x 6 bays. Formerly known as Robinson's Mill. (Batsford Guide to Industrial Archaeology in East Anglia, 1980).

Listing NGR: TM0987574516

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 280325
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Alderton, , Booker, , The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia, (1980)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.