Castle Mill and Attached Gateway and Gate
CASTLE MILL AND ATTACHED GATEWAY AND GATE, MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1173447
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Mill and Attached Gateway and Gate
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE MILL AND ATTACHED GATEWAY AND GATE, MILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1173447
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Mill and Attached Gateway and Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- CASTLE MILL AND ATTACHED GATEWAY AND GATE, MILL LANE
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:
- CASTLE MILL AND ATTACHED GATEWAY AND GATE, MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunster
- National Park:
- Exmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 99112 43337
Details
1. 5366 DUNSTER MILL LANE
Castle Mill and attached gateway and gates SS 9843-9943 4/68 22.5.69
II* GV
2. Late 17th century structure, largely rebuilt 1779-1782. Render, slate roof, endgables, recessed centre, gabled projecting side wings slated verges. Two storeys plus attics. Central section comprises two gabled, slate-hung dormer windows, 3-light metal casements in wood frames, leaded lights. First floor has one 3-light metal casement window with leaded lights to left and stable- type plain boarded door to right with hoist. Similar window and door to ground floor. Side wings, one window per floor, quatrefoil attic window with leaded glazing, first floor has 2-light pointed arch window with intersecting tracery and single metal casement, left-hand wing at ground floor 4-light mullioned window set in recessed three-centred arched opening, right-hand wing has plain boarded door in comparable opening. Twin wooden overshot water wheels at east end. Interior retains mill machinery in working order. Rubble wall with brick dressing juts from south-east angle of mill, pierced by pointed arch opening with wrought-iron gates, lancet opening above, moulded stone finial.
Listing NGR: SS9911243335
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 264700
- 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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