Rufford Abbey Sawmill and Adjoining Outbuildings
RUFFORD ABBEY SAWMILL AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, RUFFORD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1302313
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Rufford Abbey Sawmill and Adjoining Outbuildings
- Statutory Address:
- RUFFORD ABBEY SAWMILL AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, RUFFORD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1302313
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Rufford Abbey Sawmill and Adjoining Outbuildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- RUFFORD ABBEY SAWMILL AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, RUFFORD LANE
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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:
- RUFFORD ABBEY SAWMILL AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, RUFFORD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Nottinghamshire
- District:
- Newark and Sherwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rufford
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 64742 65543
Details
RUFFORD RUFFORD LANE SK 66 NW (south side) 2/91 Rufford Abbey Saw- mill and adjoining outbuildings
II
Sawmill. c.1740. Adjoining outbuildings later C18 and C19. Now offices and dwelling. Brick. Ashlar dressings. Hipped and gabled slate, plain and patterned tile roofs. Partial rendered brick and ashlar plinths. Quoins with chamfered rustication. Moulded brick and dentillated eaves. Moulded ashlar cornice and pediment, coped parapet. 2 storeys, 1/3/1 bays, central block with flanking wings at right angles. Windows are glazing bar sashes with panelled moulded architraves. South front has central projecting pedimented bay with central blocked and keystoned round headed opening, flanked by single blocked windows. Return angle to right has single sash. To right, wheel opening with segmental head. Above, central sash flanked by single blocked windows, and to west, a single sash. C19 wing, to right, has to east 4 sashes with keystoned architraves, flanked by single glazed doors with overlights. Beyond, to right, another sash. Above, 6 sashes, and to right, blocked opening. Coped north gable has central double doorway with keystoned architrave, and above, pair of glazed doors flanked by single glazing bar lights. West side has 6 sashes on each floor. Rebuilt C19 addition, to left, single bay, has to south a casement. Single storey C19 addition to left again, has to north link to west wing with doorway with segmental head. Main range has to north, projecting pedimented central bay with central doorway with chamfered rusticated keystoned architrave and pair of part glazed panelled doors with overlight. To left, 2 sashes and to right, C20 door and double door in altered window opening. Above, 6 sashes. Rebuilt addition, to right, has 2 doors with segmental heads and above, 2 C20 casements. Addition to right again has a casement and a pair of garage doors. West wing, C18, re-roofed and extended C19, L-plan, has 2 gable and single ridge stacks. West side has 3 doors and 3 casements, all with segmental heads. Above, a casement and 3 glazing bar sashes. South front has C20 door and above, to right, a sash. East side has 5 sashes and 3 doors, all with segmental heads. Above, to left, 3 sashes with segmental heads, various sizes, and to right, 3 square headed sashes. North end has off centre doorway flanked to left by 2 and to right by single sashes with segmental heads. Above, 2 sashes, that to left with segmental head. Adjoining brick boundary wall, 15M long, has triangular ashlar coping. Adjoining small outbuildings are of no special interest. Mill interior has undershot iron waterwheel and pit gears.
Listing NGR: SK6474265543
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 241941
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 33 Nottinghamshire,
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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