Little Faringdon Mill
LITTLE FARINGDON MILL, A361
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283275
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Little Faringdon Mill
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE FARINGDON MILL, A361
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14757/12
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283275
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Little Faringdon Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE FARINGDON MILL, A361
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:
- LITTLE FARINGDON MILL, A361
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Faringdon
- National Grid Reference:
- SP2217101244
Details
LITTLE FARINGDON A361
SP20SW (East side)
1/122 Little Faringdon Mill
12.9.55
GV II
Mill and mill house. Mid- to late C18 incorporating parts of an earlier
building; later additions and alterations. Uncoursed limestone rubble; stone
slate roofs. Mill house a basic L-plan with main range (2-cell baffle-entry
plan) linked to L-shaped mill building to left. Mill house. One storey and
attic. Main range has 2-light Gothic casements with wood lintels to either side
of central ledged door; 2 contemporary gabled eaves dormers also with Gothic
glazing, directly above. Infilled doorway to far left. Stone ridge stack
immediately to left of centre and integral end stack to right, both with
dripstones. Lower range set back to right has C20 casement to centre and raking
eaves dormer in angle to left; external end stack with dripstones to right. Rear
has C20 casements and gabled eaves dormers including to projecting range and C20
French windows to main range. Two-seater privy in small gabled addition attached
to projecting range. Mill. 3 storeys. Segmental brick arch to right over wooden
undershot wheel with infilled opening to left. Sun fire insurance plate and
Britannia fire insurance plate; C19 casement and iron S-braces to centre on
first floor. Small single-storey office attached to left corner; coped segmental
pediment and early C19 round-headed window with red brick end stack above. Left
gable end has stable doors to ground floor, plank door to first floor and
weatherboarded gabled hoist projection to second floor. C19 red brick
segmental-headed casements to left return and rear gable. Interior. House much
altered late C20 chamfered ceiling beans and carved C18 wooden fireplace
surround brought in from elsewhere to end stack of main range. Mill has
stone-flag floor and chamfered ceiling beams to ground floor. Wooden cogs and
gearing for wheel. Trough for flour and chutes coming from floor above. First
floor has chamfered ceiling beans, 3 corn bins, millstone not in situ and C18
ladder staircase to second floor. This has pulleys for lifting gear and
double-purlin collar truss roof with chutes to corn bins below. A mill is
recorded at Little Faringdon in Domesday. Although the mill is no longer in
production, the wheel is still in working order.
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Listing NGR: SP2217101244
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 253881
- 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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