Perio Mill House and Attached Mill Buildings
PERIO MILL HOUSE AND ATTACHED MILL BUILDINGS, PERIO LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040242
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Perio Mill House and Attached Mill Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- PERIO MILL HOUSE AND ATTACHED MILL BUILDINGS, PERIO LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040242
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Perio Mill House and Attached Mill Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- PERIO MILL HOUSE AND ATTACHED MILL BUILDINGS, PERIO LANE
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:
- PERIO MILL HOUSE AND ATTACHED MILL BUILDINGS, PERIO LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Southwick
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 04473 92458
Details
TL09SW
5/132
SOUTHWICK
PERIO LANE
(East side)
Perio Mill House and attached
Mill Buildings.
II
Watermill and attached house. Site has medieval origins, but mainly mid C17 to
C19. Regular coursed and squared coursed limestone with Collyweston slate and
corrugated asbestos roofs. Mill house is a 2-unit plan. 2 storeys with attic,
and 3 storeys. 2-window range of irregularly spaced sash and casement windows,
with glazing bars, under wood lintels. Second floor window to left has a moulded
stone surround. Evidence of stone surrounds to blocked openings to right. Eaves
are on levels. Hipped eaves dormer to right with casement window, and brick
and stone stacks at ends. 3-window range attached to right links with Mill
buildings. 5 bays; 4-window range of irregularly spaced C19 cast iron windows
under shallow brick arches. Part of upper storey, to far right, is brick. Mill
race passes under building to right of centre. Rear of house has 2 windows to
rights with moulded stone surrounds, and a C20 two-storey extension with porch
to left. Mill building attached to left has C19 cast iron windows similar to the
front. Interior: House has remains of open fireplace with bressumer. Interior of
mill buildings not inspected. There was originally a religious house at Perio
dedicated to St. John and St. Martin. It is first mentioned in 1282. Mill was
used as a paper mill during C18 and corn mill during C19 and C20.
(RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: pl63)
Listing NGR: TL0447392458
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 232688
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire, (1984)
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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