Churston Mill House

CHURSTON MILL HOUSE, BRIXHAM ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1293130
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1975
List Entry Name:
Churston Mill House
Statutory Address:
CHURSTON MILL HOUSE, BRIXHAM ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1293130
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1975
List Entry Name:
Churston Mill House
Statutory Address 1:
CHURSTON MILL HOUSE, BRIXHAM 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURSTON MILL HOUSE, BRIXHAM ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Torbay (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SX 90835 55502

Details

BRIXHAM

SX9055 BRIXHAM ROAD, Churston Ferrers 1946-1/6/42 (South side) 10/01/75 Churston Mill House

II

Shown on OS map as Churston Mill Farm. Mill and mill house. Probably early C19, extended mid C19. Coursed stone rubble. Slated roofs; mill house hipped to right. Mill hipped both ends. Late C20 red-brick chimney on left end wall of house. Stone rubble chimney on rear wall with a rendered shaft on top. Mill house has 2-room plan with stair hall in centre; at right-hand end a further room of a slightly different build. Behind the latter and slightly overlapping the main house is the roughly square mill building. House is 2-storeyed. 3-window front with slightly recessed 2-window section to right. All openings have flat arches with well-cut stone voussoirs. Centre front door of house has hoodmould composed of a square slab of stone on 2 plain stone corbels; old door with 6 flush panels. Windows have late C20 small-paned wood casements throughout. Mill building is 3-storeyed with door in left side wall and another in right side wall at second-storey level. Rear wall has 1 window opening in each of second and third storeys and a small ground-storey opening for the shaft of the former water-wheel. Openings have arches with voussoirs similar to those in the house. INTERIORS: house has been altered, but retains C19 panelled doors and cupboards. Wooden dogleg stair with thin square balusters and column-newels. Mill retains machinery on ground and second storeys, including gear-wheels with wooden cogs. 2 pairs of grindstones still in position.

Listing NGR: SX9083555502

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
383549
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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