The Granary
THE GRANARY, THE COMMON
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Overview
- 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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- 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
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
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
Legacy
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.
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