Bowden Mill and Adjoining Cottages
BOWDEN MILL AND ADJOINING COTTAGES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168289
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Bowden Mill and Adjoining Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- BOWDEN MILL AND ADJOINING COTTAGES
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1168289
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Bowden Mill and Adjoining Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOWDEN MILL AND ADJOINING COTTAGES
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:
- BOWDEN MILL AND ADJOINING COTTAGES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- North Bovey
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 72418 84040
Details
NORTH BOVEY SX 78 SW 4/191 Bowden Mill and adjoining cottages - II
Mill with attached 2 (formerly 3) millworkers' cottages. Circa early C19. Granite rubble walls, rendered to mill and left-hand cottage. Slate roof with gable ends. 4 rendered brick stacks, axial and gable. Large mill building to one end with water wheel attached at its gable end. To the opposite side the cottages adjoin, 2 are double fronted and the end one is single fronted but this has now been incorporated into the adjoining cottage. All are single depth. Lean-to outbuilding attached to end of single-fronted cottage approached on first floor by external stone steps possibly granary. The mill is 2 1/2 storeys, the houses are 2 storeys. Mill has large wooden overshot water wheel attached at left gable end, slightly dilapidated. 2-window front to the left with recessed bay to the right under overhanging top storey. Windows are single fixed lights of 16 panes. Door to ground and first floor of right-hand gable end of this section. The recessed section to the right is weatherboarded with a loading door to the right on the first floor. Over-hanging top storey is also weatherboarded. Cottage attached to right of mill building has asymmetrical 2- window front with sash windows all of 12 panes except for ground floor left which has 4. C20 flat roofed porch part glazed with glazed front door. The central cottage has symmetrical 3-window front of 16 pane early C19 sash windows without horns. Ground floor windows have timber lintels. Central door of 6 moulded panels probably contemporary. Right-hand cottage has 1 window front with a window and door to the left on the ground floor. First floor window identical to those of adjoining cottage, ground floor one is 12 pane replacement with horns C20 part glazed door. Timber lintels to ground floor openings. Lean-to outbuilding attached to right gable end recessed from front of house with stone steps leading up at front to first floor door. Interior of mill contains much original machinery and granite mill stones with mechanics for diverting water above the wheel. Approximately 4 metres to north of cottages the mill stream is crossed by a C19 granite rubble bridge with segmental stone voussoir arch of roughly dressed stones and roughly squared coping stones with swept-out abutments.
Listing NGR: SX7241884040
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 85123
- 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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