The Corn Mill and Mill Wheel
THE CORN MILL AND MILL WHEEL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153482
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Corn Mill and Mill Wheel
- Statutory Address:
- THE CORN MILL AND MILL WHEEL
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- Date:
- 2002-04-20
- Reference:
- IOE01/06947/08
- Rights:
- © Mr John Hanson. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153482
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Corn Mill and Mill Wheel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CORN MILL AND MILL WHEEL
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:
- THE CORN MILL AND MILL WHEEL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Compton Abdale
- National Grid Reference:
- SP0620416543
Details
COMPTON ABDALE COMPTON ABDALE VILLAGE
SP 01 NE
5/22 The Corn Mill and mill wheel
(Formerly listed as 'Corn Mill Barn')
23.1.52
II
Former barn/corn mill, now house and open-fronted store. Late C18-
mid C19. Limestone rubble, stone slate and artificial stone slate
roof to main body. Roman tile roof to open-fronted store.
Rectangular plan to barn/mill with projecting porch on south with
lean-to extension added to gable. Lean-to left of porch, another
lean-to to rear left (without roof at time of resurvey August
1985). South elevation; double doors to porch. Single light and
2-light C20 casements to lean-to left. Two ventilation slits right
of porch and former pitching window below eaves. Left gable end;
2-light stone-mullioned casement to first floor, similar C20
casement left. French doors to ground floor with two single-light
casements right, one C18 with flat-chamfered stone surround. Three
C20 skylights in roof at front and rear. Cast-iron overshot water
wheel c7m in diameter in situ at rear. Water from lake diverted
via leat to feeder pool (with overflow outlet and sluice), thence
via cast-iron pipe supported on stone pier to tank over uppermost
part of wheel. Eight-bay open-fronted store right of mill/barn,
bays divided by stone built square piers.
Interior; gearing formerly powered by traction engine still in
situ with two mill wheels in room above. Mill ceased production in
late 1940's or early 1950's.
Listing NGR: SP0620416543
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 130020
- 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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