Smestow Mill
SMESTOW MILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277102
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Smestow Mill
- Statutory Address:
- SMESTOW MILL
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277102
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Smestow Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- SMESTOW 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:
- SMESTOW MILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- South Staffordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wombourne
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 85642 91624
Details
WOMBOURNE C.P. SMESTOW SO 89 SE 5/154 Smestow Mill 1.6.82 II Water mill. Probably early C19 with watershed and machinery of 1839, and C20 alterations. Whitewashed brick, plain tile and interlocking tile roofs brick stacks. T-shaped plan; main building aligned north-south facing east with watershed wing to rear. Central 3-storey, 3-bay gabled block with C20 top opening windows in original openings with segmental heads; toothed band above second floor windows, central door and central boarded loft door with hoist over. Flanking 2-storey, 3-bay wings each with toothed eaves band and central pediment and C20 gabled porch. Left hand wing has blind semi- circular arch windows to first floor and blind lunette to pediment; otherwise C20 windows. The upper parts of the right hand wing have been partly rebuilt in the C20. Gable of right hand wing has blocked semi- circular carriage arch springing from imposts with raised key; blind lunette above. Interior Eight-spoke cast iron breast-shot water wheel in water shed to rear. Chamfered ceiling beams.
Listing NGR: SO8564291624
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 407802
- 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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