Town Mills
TOWN MILLS, BRIDGE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138007
- Date first listed:
- 12-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town Mills
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN MILLS, BRIDGE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138007
- Date first listed:
- 12-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town Mills
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN MILLS, BRIDGE HILL
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:
- TOWN MILLS, BRIDGE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Columb Major
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9145063978
Details
ST COLUMB MAJOR BRIDGE HILL (east side), Bridge
SW 9063-9163
17/204 Town Mills
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GV II
Watermill. Probably early C19, with additions and alterations of later C19 and C20.
Painted stone rubble; partly slate-hung. Slate roofs with ridge tiles and gable
ends.
Plan: The original mill appears to be a rectangular building to left, with the leat
running along the left side from front to rear; the waterwheel is missing. In the
later C19 a wing was added to right and a second wing to rear right.
Exterior: The main mill is 3-storey, with gable end to front; second floor level is
slate-hung. Ground floor has C20 door, first floor has double loading doors. Second
floor level has gabled wooden hoist housing for unloading sacks of flour with a drop-
chute floor and C20 window at the top. There are granite quoins to left and right
and a straight joint to right, where the lower 2-storey wing is attached. The wing
is also slate-hung with rag slates at first floor level. Ground floor has 3 doors
and 2 windows. First floor has 3 loading doors. The hip of the roof of the rear
wings is visible above the roof ridge. At the left side of the main mill, partly
slate-hung at upper level. Ground floor has double width opening to left and 2
window openings to right. First and second floors have two 2-light casements, some
8-pane casements remaining. The rear gable end of the mill has loading doors at each
level. The roof over the main mill has a small gabled ventilator.
Interior: Not inspected.
Listing NGR: SW9145063978
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 71208
- 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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