Description

HUMSHAUGH HAUGHTON
NY 97 SW
2/238 Old Mill 30 metres
north of Haughton
Mill House and attached
kennels

GV II

Paper mill, founded 1788 by Captain William Smith; attached kennels later C19.
Rubble with tooled-and-margined quoins and dressings; Welsh slate roof. South
elevation 2 storeys, 3 bays, irregular. Left bay gabled. 3 boarded doors, 2
with timber lintels and the other in alternating-block surround; boarded loft
door under timber lintel. 2 kennels with railed exercise yards to left. Right
return shows broad arch for tail race with boarded window over and part-slatted
1st floor window. Left return boarded, where part of building has been demolished.

Interior; 1st floor fireplace with tooled lintel, arched set pot recess and
ornamental cast iron oven door.

Included for group value and historic interest; French assignats were forged
here in 1793 in an attempt to lower the value of French revolutionary currency.

Listing NGR: NY9217672917

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26294943

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)