High Mill
HIGH MILL, MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296718
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- High Mill
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH MILL, MILL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296718
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- High Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH MILL, MILL LANE
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:
- HIGH MILL, MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- West Ayton
- National Park:
- North York Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 98770 84903
Details
WEST AYTON MILL LANE SE 9884 (east side) 8/42 High Mill GV II Watermill. c1800 with earlier origins. Coursed rubble sandstone, with hammered stone dressings; slate roof. 3-storey, 3-window central block flanked by 2-storey pent wings, with further (rebuilt) single storey lean-to to-left. Irregular quoins. Central board stable door beneath divided overlight to 3-storey block. Wide cart opening with heavy timber lintel to wing on left and similar opening to lean-to. Wing to right originally housed the undershot mill wheel. Pivoting windows throughout, some replacements and some retaining original iron glazing bars. All openings have heavy lintels and quoined jambs. The central second floor opening is blocked by a recessed panel carved with the Hewlay arms. Coped gables and end left stack. Interior: cast iron fluted columns with caps and bases support floor beams to all upper floors. Iron brackets survive as strengthening members to the roof trusses.
Listing NGR: SE9877084903
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 327067
- 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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