Donhead Mill

DONHEAD MILL, TISBURY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1300594
Date first listed:
06-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:
Donhead Mill
Statutory Address:
DONHEAD MILL, TISBURY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1300594
Date first listed:
06-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:
Donhead Mill
Statutory Address 1:
DONHEAD MILL, TISBURY 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:
DONHEAD MILL, TISBURY ROAD

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

District:
Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Donhead St. Andrew
National Grid Reference:
ST 91818 25514

Details

DONHEAD ST. ANDREW TISBURY ROAD ST 92 NW (east side)

4/18 Donhead Mill

GV II

Wrongly shown on OS map as Lower Mill. Water mill and house, now house and workshops. Mid C18, altered C19 and C20. Dressed limestone, tiled roofs, mill roof is half-hipped , gable end brick stacks. L-plan, house has integral outshut. Two-storey, 2- windowed; casements. C20 glazed door to centre, 2-light C20 casement either side, first floor has 2-light casements in moulded stone architraves, coped verge to left. Right return has light timber-framing with brick nogging to gable with large 2-light casement. Attached to left is 2-storey extension, probably C19, with 2-light casements and Welsh slate roof. Rear of house has C20 door with C20 casements to ground and first floors: first floor created by raised eaves of outshut. Mill attached to right of house has 2-light casements, ledged door and 3-light recessed chamfered mullioned casement, mill race passes below two segmental stone arches, partly replaced by straight stone lintel, right return has 2-light casement to weatherboarded gable, stone buttress to wall below, attached to rear of mill is range of workshops with garage door and casements, half-hipped tiled roof. Interior of house has chamfered beams, open fireplace with chamfered lintel on chamfered stone jambs in outshut, original 3- bay roof with two tiers of butt purlins and collars. Mill retains part of cast-iron water wheel with lettering: E.S. Hindley of Bourton, Dorset, 1887, one millstone retained in situ on ground floor, now sitting room.

Listing NGR: ST9181825514

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
320801
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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