Carbis Mill

CARBIS MILL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1143736
Date first listed:
09-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:
Carbis Mill
Statutory Address:
CARBIS MILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1143736
Date first listed:
09-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:
Carbis Mill
Statutory Address 1:
CARBIS MILL

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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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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:
CARBIS MILL

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
St. Hilary
National Grid Reference:
SW 55333 33522

Details

ST HILARY SW 53 SW 2/119 Carbis Mill

GV II

Miller's house and adjoining mill. Datestones 1754. Probably rebuilt circa early C19. Granite and elvan rubble with dressed granite quoins, jambstones and lintels. House roofs : asbestos slate, with gable ends and brick chimney over left hand gable end. Mill roof : taller than house; scantle slate with gable ends. Plan: 2 room house left with possibly later outshut behind left hand side and single storey lean-to behind right hand side; rectangular mill, right of house, with machinery removed circa 1960's (formerly with overshot wheel on right hand side and at rear). The house has kitchen, left, and slightly smaller parlour right with lobby and stair between. The room behind the kitchen has a fireplace (possibly for washhouse) and the room behind the stair and parlour was formerly a pig's house. Exterior : 2 storey house and 3 storey mill. House has nearly symmetrical 3 window south-west front with doorway slightly right of middle, 4-panel door with flush- beaded panels and circa early Cl.9 12-pane hornless sashes. Stone over doorway inscribed : FE 1753 and stone in left hand gable end inscribed 1753. Mill, right, has slightly irregular 2 window front. Doorway towards left with small window on either side. Jambstone, far left, inscribed : JW 1874. Loading doorway over ground floor doorway. Ledged doors. Shutters to second floor windows. Gable end, right, has large ground floor doorway (cut C20), holes for machinery over and small gable window with reused millstone as lintel. Rear has holes for machinery to thicker ground floor wall and 2 windows to each floor above. Interior of house has C19 carpentry and joinery.

Listing NGR: SW5533333522

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
70023
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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