The Old Mill House
THE OLD MILL HOUSE, BEECHES ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280970
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Mill House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD MILL HOUSE, BEECHES ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280970
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Mill House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD MILL HOUSE, BEECHES ROAD
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 OLD MILL HOUSE, BEECHES ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cirencester
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 03207 01493
Details
CIRENCESTER
SP0301 BEECHES ROAD 578-1/6/11 (South side (off)) 04/07/75 The Old Mill House
II
Formerly known as: New Mills BEECHES ROAD. Mill house. Mill said to have been founded on this site 1530; present mill house retains some probable C16 work in much altered wing to right, late C18 and C20 alterations and additions to main range. Coursed squared limestone rubble, gable facing to right cement rendered; stone slate roof, hipped and with catslide to right, flat felt roof to wing to right; rendered stack on gable facing to right, rebuilt stone ridge and right-end stacks on rear range, brick stack in valley of double-pile main range, tall brick stack on gablet to rear. Double-pile main range has gable facing to right where it previously joined mill, now demolished, which projected forwards over mill stream to form L-plan; earlier wing to right of main range. 2-storey 3-window main range has C19, 2- and 3-light casements to first floor; one C20 window and one late C18 6/6-pane sash to ground floor, late C18, 9-pane half-glazed door within C20 extension to right; gable facing to right has two 2-light timber casements to first floor, two C20 windows to ground floor. Main range has rudimentary quoins to left angle; left side has C18 2-storey rendered canted bay with three 6/6-pane sashes to first floor, three C20 windows to ground floor. Wing to right has 2 former openings to ground floor with exposed timber lintels now blocked by C20 garage, battered buttresses to ground floor, walls partially rebuilt in C19/ C20 to first floor with C20 windows, flush quoins to rear right angle, flat felt roof. Rear elevation has two C20 single-storey lean-to additions, C20 windows. INTERIOR partially inspected; late C18 well staircase now without balustrade, late C18 reeded stone chimneypiece without grate to ground floor front left, late C18 three-panel shutters to windows, dado rail and 6-panel door with moulded architrave, this room and hall have boxed-out beams with panelled soffits, boxed-out beam in kitchen to rear, heavy shallow-section chamfered beam to ground floor rear right. (Jean Welsford: Cirencester: A History and Guide: Gloucester: 1987-: PP 63 - 64; DoE: List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: (amendment) 4.7.75: 1971-).
Listing NGR: SP0320701493
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 365149
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Welsford, J, Cirencester a History and Guide, (1987), 63-64
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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