Wade Mill
WADE MILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1289148
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Wade Mill
- Statutory Address:
- WADE MILL
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- Reference:
- IOE01/15593/17
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1289148
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Wade Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- WADE 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:
- WADE MILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Molland
- National Grid Reference:
- SS7912126664
Details
MOLLAND
SS 72 NE
14/58 Wade Mill
19.4.77
GV II
Watermill. Probably early C19, with probably mid-Cl9 additions. Random stone
rubble, with some red-brick dressings to addition. Gable-ended Welsh-slate roofs,
monopitch over addition.
Plan: Long rectangular plan. The watermill is at the right-hand end with the
waterwheel at the back. The mid-C19 single storey addition at the left was probably
a sawmill.
Exterior: Probably early C19 2-light small-paned wooden casement with slightly-
segmental stone arched heads, 2 to first floor and 1 to ground floor at right. 2-
leaf boarded door off-centre to right with wrought-iron strap hinges and segmental
stone-arched heads. Blocked door off centre to left (see differing masonry). Loft
beam-ends visible above first-floor windows. Right-hand gable-end has first-floor
boarded door to right with segmental stone-arched head and 2-light attic window with
segmental stone arched head, formerly loft doorway (see partly blocked opening). 2-
light loft window in left-hand gable end too with stone-arched head. Former sawmill
adjoining to left has 3 large windows to front with flat stone-arched heads and
boarded double doors under segmental brick-arched head in left-hand return front.
Rear of mill not inspected but retains external metal water wheel, referred to in the
old list as overshot (April 1977).
Interior: Wooden cross-beamed ceilings and wooden stairs between floors. 4-bay
roof, with each truss consisting of principal rafters, collar, posts from tie-floor
beam to ends of collar and post from collar to apex. Largely complete wood and iron
machinery and other fittings. Millstones not noted at time of survey (July 1987).
2-step spurwheel drive arrangement. Heavy wooden frame housing pitwheel and
spurwheel on ground floor, formerly driving 2 pairs of stones on first floor.
Secondary drive take-off from second spurwheel on first floor with line shafting to
first floor and also taken through ceiling to drive sack hoist in loft. Wooden
hatches for sacks in floors. Grain bins to loft, with shutes to former stones on
first floor.
Listing NGR: SS7912126664
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 397887
- 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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