Summary

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PAINSWICK
KING'S MILL LANE (south side)
Painswick Mill House

21.lO.55

II
Large detached house. C17 with C20 extensions. Limestone ashlar with stone slate roof. An L-plan house with a large flat-roofed extension within and projecting beyond the south arm of the 'L'. Front to road is two storeys and attic; left a two storey two windowed three-light casement extension, then, right a coped gable with three-light stone mullion casements to ground and first floors and blocked opening to attic, all set off-centre right; beyond the roof is swept down over extension.

Set back behind flat roof is low gable with two-light casement. Return, left, has coped gable with large external stack to twin diagonal flues; then C20 wing, beyond which cross-gable of original block with three-light casement to hood mould. Garden front is symmetrical two gabled, at ground floor two five-light C20 casements, and central blocked doorway; first floor has 4:3:4-light recessed ovolo-mould mullioned casements, and to gables a three-light recessed hollow-chamfer mould casements. Continuous string above ground and first floors, hood moulds to attics; coped gables are continued as parapets.

North front has, to right, gable with large opening and plank door under continuous string, then at first floor a two-light set low left, and two further two-light to continuous string; two small single lights to gable, which is coped and has single diagonal stack. Set back, left, similar coped gable with two-light casement to hood mould, below which a single storey wing.

Interior retains several good fire surrounds, including C16 flat four-centre arched stone surround to drawing room with heavy overmantel to decorative frieze; small square opening fireplace in adjoining room; at first floor with overmantel to guilloche frieze and C18 ovolo-mould surround. Stair to top level with newel and good formed balusters; some C17 panelling to staircase which is mainly C20. At entrance to drawing room a panel and muntin screen. Roof structure renewed, and at substantial renovation said to have been undertaken c.1920, but this remains a substantial house allied to the former mill which was one of several in the Painswick Valley.

Listing NGR: SO8679109213

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 May 2024 to reformat the text to current standards

SO 8609/8709
7/149

PAINSWICK
KING'S MILL LANE (south side)
Painswick Mill House

21.10.55

II
Large detached house. C17 with C20 extensions. Limestone ashlar with stone slate roof. An L-plan house with a large flat-roofed extension within and projecting beyond the south arm of the 'L'. Front to road is two storeys and attic; left a two storey two windowed three-light casement extension, then, right a coped gable with three-light stone mullion casements to ground and first floors and blocked opening to attic, all set off-centre right; beyond the roof is swept down over extension.

Set back behind flat roof is low gable with two-light casement. Return, left, has coped gable with large external stack to twin diagonal flues; then C20 wing, beyond which cross-gable of original block with three-light casement to hood mould. Garden front is symmetrical two gabled, at ground floor two five-light C20 casements, and central blocked doorway; first floor has 4:3:4-light recessed ovolo-mould mullioned casements, and to gables a three-light recessed hollow-chamfer mould casements. Continuous string above ground and first floors, hood moulds to attics; coped gables are continued as parapets.

North front has, to right, gable with large opening and plank door under continuous string, then at first floor a two-light set low left, and two further two-light to continuous string; two small single lights to gable, which is coped and has single diagonal stack. Set back, left, similar coped gable with two-light casement to hood mould, below which a single storey wing.

Interior retains several good fire surrounds, including C16 flat four-centre arched stone surround to drawing room with heavy overmantel to decorative frieze; small square opening fireplace in adjoining room; at first floor with overmantel to guilloche frieze and C18 ovolo-mould surround. Stair to top level with newel and good formed balusters; some C17 panelling to staircase which is mainly C20. At entrance to drawing room a panel and muntin screen. Roof structure renewed, and at substantial renovation said to have been undertaken c.1920, but this remains a substantial house allied to the former mill which was one of several in the Painswick Valley.

Listing NGR: SO8679109213

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