The Old Mill

THE OLD MILL, POOL ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1096364
Date first listed:
10-Nov-1967
List Entry Name:
The Old Mill
Statutory Address:
THE OLD MILL, POOL ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1096364
Date first listed:
10-Nov-1967
List Entry Name:
The Old Mill
Statutory Address 1:
THE OLD MILL, POOL ROAD

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE OLD MILL, POOL ROAD

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

County:
Derbyshire
District:
South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Melbourne
National Grid Reference:
SK 39064 24893

Details

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE POOL ROAD 6/153 (East Side) 10.11.67 The Old Mill GV II 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.

Listing NGR: SK3906424893

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Legacy System number:
83137
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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