Sampford Mill
SAMPFORD MILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241070
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Sampford Mill
- Statutory Address:
- SAMPFORD MILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241070
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Sampford Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- SAMPFORD MILL
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:
- SAMPFORD MILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sampford Brett
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 08895 40597
Details
ST 04 SE SAMPFORD BRETT Sampford Mill
375/2/10004
GV II
Water grist mill. Early C19 with later alterations. Random stone rubble with corrugated asbestos sheets to gabled roof Rectangular on plan with machinery and water wheel at the east end. 3 storeys and loft. North front has doorway on ground floor with chamfered frame, carpenters' mitres and window to right; blind above. Ground at west end and rear (south) at first floor level. West end has stone steps to first floor doorway and small window to loft above. C20 lean-to shed to rear. Large, probably late C19, iron breast wheel at east end with first floor and loft windows above.
INTERIOR: Stone flags on ground floor. Floors above supported on large roughly chamfered cross beams and joists. Tie-beam roof structure with queen struts and tenoned purlins, in severely decayed state at time of survey. The principal feature of this building is the machinery, which is not complete but includes one complete pair of mill stones and cogging renewed probably in late C19 in cast iron.
Listing NGR: ST0889540597
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439963
- 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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