Painswick Mill House
Painswick Mill House, King's Mill Lane, Painswick
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PAINSWICK
KING'S MILL LANE (south side)
Painswick Mill House
21.lO.55
II
Large detached house. C17 with C20 extensions. Limestone ashlar with stone slate roof. An L-plan house with a large flat-roofed extension within and projecting beyond the south arm of the 'L'. Front to road is two storeys and attic; left a two storey two windowed three-light casement extension, then, right a coped gable with three-light stone mullion casements to ground and first floors and blocked opening to attic, all set off-centre right; beyond the roof is swept down over extension.
Set back behind flat roof is low gable with two-light casement. Return, left, has coped gable with large external stack to twin diagonal flues; then C20 wing, beyond which cross-gable of original block with three-light casement to hood mould. Garden front is symmetrical two gabled, at ground floor two five-light C20 casements, and central blocked doorway; first floor has 4:3:4-light recessed ovolo-mould mullioned casements, and to gables a three-light recessed hollow-chamfer mould casements. Continuous string above ground and first floors, hood moulds to attics; coped gables are continued as parapets.
North front has, to right, gable with large opening and plank door under continuous string, then at first floor a two-light set low left, and two further two-light to continuous string; two small single lights to gable, which is coped and has single diagonal stack. Set back, left, similar coped gable with two-light casement to hood mould, below which a single storey wing.
Interior retains several good fire surrounds, including C16 flat four-centre arched stone surround to drawing room with heavy overmantel to decorative frieze; small square opening fireplace in adjoining room; at first floor with overmantel to guilloche frieze and C18 ovolo-mould surround. Stair to top level with newel and good formed balusters; some C17 panelling to staircase which is mainly C20. At entrance to drawing room a panel and muntin screen. Roof structure renewed, and at substantial renovation said to have been undertaken c.1920, but this remains a substantial house allied to the former mill which was one of several in the Painswick Valley.
Listing NGR: SO8679109213
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1090978
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Painswick Mill House
- Statutory Address:
- Painswick Mill House, King's Mill Lane, Painswick
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1090978
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Painswick Mill House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Painswick Mill House, King's Mill Lane, Painswick
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:
- Painswick Mill House, King's Mill Lane, Painswick
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Painswick
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 86791 09213
Summary
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 May 2024 to reformat the text to current standards
SO 8609/8709
7/149
PAINSWICK
KING'S MILL LANE (south side)
Painswick Mill House
21.lO.55
II
Large detached house. C17 with C20 extensions. Limestone ashlar with stone slate roof. An L-plan house with a large flat-roofed extension within and projecting beyond the south arm of the 'L'. Front to road is two storeys and attic; left a two storey two windowed three-light casement extension, then, right a coped gable with three-light stone mullion casements to ground and first floors and blocked opening to attic, all set off-centre right; beyond the roof is swept down over extension.
Set back behind flat roof is low gable with two-light casement. Return, left, has coped gable with large external stack to twin diagonal flues; then C20 wing, beyond which cross-gable of original block with three-light casement to hood mould. Garden front is symmetrical two gabled, at ground floor two five-light C20 casements, and central blocked doorway; first floor has 4:3:4-light recessed ovolo-mould mullioned casements, and to gables a three-light recessed hollow-chamfer mould casements. Continuous string above ground and first floors, hood moulds to attics; coped gables are continued as parapets.
North front has, to right, gable with large opening and plank door under continuous string, then at first floor a two-light set low left, and two further two-light to continuous string; two small single lights to gable, which is coped and has single diagonal stack. Set back, left, similar coped gable with two-light casement to hood mould, below which a single storey wing.
Interior retains several good fire surrounds, including C16 flat four-centre arched stone surround to drawing room with heavy overmantel to decorative frieze; small square opening fireplace in adjoining room; at first floor with overmantel to guilloche frieze and C18 ovolo-mould surround. Stair to top level with newel and good formed balusters; some C17 panelling to staircase which is mainly C20. At entrance to drawing room a panel and muntin screen. Roof structure renewed, and at substantial renovation said to have been undertaken c.1920, but this remains a substantial house allied to the former mill which was one of several in the Painswick Valley.
Listing NGR: SO8679109213
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 May 2024 to reformat the text to current standards
SO 8609/8709
7/149
PAINSWICK
KING'S MILL LANE (south side)
Painswick Mill House
21.10.55
II
Large detached house. C17 with C20 extensions. Limestone ashlar with stone slate roof. An L-plan house with a large flat-roofed extension within and projecting beyond the south arm of the 'L'. Front to road is two storeys and attic; left a two storey two windowed three-light casement extension, then, right a coped gable with three-light stone mullion casements to ground and first floors and blocked opening to attic, all set off-centre right; beyond the roof is swept down over extension.
Set back behind flat roof is low gable with two-light casement. Return, left, has coped gable with large external stack to twin diagonal flues; then C20 wing, beyond which cross-gable of original block with three-light casement to hood mould. Garden front is symmetrical two gabled, at ground floor two five-light C20 casements, and central blocked doorway; first floor has 4:3:4-light recessed ovolo-mould mullioned casements, and to gables a three-light recessed hollow-chamfer mould casements. Continuous string above ground and first floors, hood moulds to attics; coped gables are continued as parapets.
North front has, to right, gable with large opening and plank door under continuous string, then at first floor a two-light set low left, and two further two-light to continuous string; two small single lights to gable, which is coped and has single diagonal stack. Set back, left, similar coped gable with two-light casement to hood mould, below which a single storey wing.
Interior retains several good fire surrounds, including C16 flat four-centre arched stone surround to drawing room with heavy overmantel to decorative frieze; small square opening fireplace in adjoining room; at first floor with overmantel to guilloche frieze and C18 ovolo-mould surround. Stair to top level with newel and good formed balusters; some C17 panelling to staircase which is mainly C20. At entrance to drawing room a panel and muntin screen. Roof structure renewed, and at substantial renovation said to have been undertaken c.1920, but this remains a substantial house allied to the former mill which was one of several in the Painswick Valley.
Listing NGR: SO8679109213
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 133333
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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