Abbey Mill and Attached Cottage

ABBEY MILL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1149724
Date first listed:
25-Sept-1981
List Entry Name:
Abbey Mill and Attached Cottage
Statutory Address:
ABBEY MILL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1149724
Date first listed:
25-Sept-1981
Date of most recent amendment:
27-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
Abbey Mill and Attached Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
ABBEY MILL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE

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:
ABBEY MILL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE

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

District:
North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Rosedale East Side
National Park:
North York Moors
National Grid Reference:
SE7241295833

Details

SE 7295
16/45
25.9.81

ROSEDALE EAST SIDE
ROSEDALE ABBEY
Abbey Mill and attached cottage
(formerly listed as Mill buildings at Rosedale Abbey)

GV
II

Cornmill and attached cottage; both buildings now used for storage. Mill
rebuilt in 1853 replacing an earlier mill; cottage partly rebuilt c1982.
C19 rebuilding by George Wilson. Hammer-dressed sandstone reusing some
herringbone-tooled sandstone; pantile roof to mill; concrete pantile roof to
cottage. Bridge-type mill with high breast wheel. 2-storey and attic,
2-window front to mill, with single-storey, 4-bay front to cottage to right.
Mill: plank stable door to right. 2-light window opening to left of door
and 2 shuttered openings further to left, the end one the inspection hole to
the wheelchamber. 2-light window to first floor right, with smaller square
opening to left. 2 small square shuttered openings to attic. Vertically-
tooled lintels to door and windows. Door lintel has untooled shaped panel
to centre inscribed: "GEORGE WILSON 1853"; above is a reset datestone with
the inscription: "FC 1667". Coped gables and shaped kneelers. End left
stack. Rear: blocked wheelchamber opening to right, between ground and
first floors. Board lifting door to left, to first floor. At end left both
floors have 2-light, 12-pane horizontal-sliding sashes. Attic has 2 square
shuttered openings. cottage: panelled door to right of centre and 2-light,
large-pane horizontal-sliding sashes, all with renewed lintels and sills.
Coped gable to right and end right stack.

Listing NGR: SE7241295833

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
382463
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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