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Sacrewell Mill and Mill House and Stables

A Grade II* Listed Building in Thornhaugh, City of Peterborough

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5877 / 52°35'15"N

Longitude: -0.4089 / 0°24'32"W

OS Eastings: 507890

OS Northings: 300063

OS Grid: TF078000

Mapcode National: GBR FWM.RG4

Mapcode Global: WHGMB.P7H1

Plus Code: 9C4XHHQR+3C

Entry Name: Sacrewell Mill and Mill House and Stables

Listing Date: 28 November 1972

Last Amended: 24 February 1982

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1127493

English Heritage Legacy ID: 50398

ID on this website: 101127493

Location: Wansford, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8

County: City of Peterborough

Civil Parish: Thornhaugh

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

Church of England Parish: Thornhaugh and Wansford

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Description


In the entry for
TF 00 SE THORNHAUGH GREAT NORTH ROAD

9/604 Sacrewell Mill and Mill House
28.11.72 (formerly listed as Sacrewell Mill
and Mill House (south of
village))and stables
II

The grade shall be amended to read Grade II*

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1.
5141 THORNHAUGH GREAT NORTH ROAD
28.11.72 Sacrewell Mill and
Mill House
[formerly listed as
Sacrewell Mill and
Mill House (south of
village)
and stables
TF 00 SE 9/604
II
2.
Early C18 mill house and water mill dated 1755. Adjoining at right angles.
All coursed stone with steeply pitched Collyweston stone roofs. The house
has coped gable ends, and is a 2 storey and attic 3 window range. C18 3-light
casements with wooden lintels. Left hand C19 door. Three small C18 hipped
dormers with moulded cornices. Centre and end stacks, tops rebuilt in brick.
Outshut at rear with hipped dormer. C18 wing to south-west forming L-shaped
plan, one storey and attic, 2 small gabled dormers and steeply pitched Collyweston
stone roof with coped gable end.
Water mill and stables adjoining at right angles to north-west. Very steeply
pitched hipped Collyweston stone roof, 2 storeys and attic, 3 gabled dormers,
loft door above ground floor door. Contains complete mill machinery in working
order with a cast iron overshot wheel and pit wheel. There is great spur
wheel and a timber main drive shaft and crown wheel. Two of the original
3 sets of stones remain. There is also a chain hoist operated by the main
drive on a windlass principle. Storage bins, shutes and hopper all intact.
Including stable wing, now a garage, adjoining north of mill, a long one storey
and attic range, also stone, with Collyweston stone roof.


Listing NGR: TF0789000063

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