Description

SO5174
825-1/1/59A
12/11/54

LUDFORD
Ludford Mill and mill weir

GII
(See Also:LUDFORD MILL WEIR,LUDLOW CP)Mill.C17 with earlier origins.Stone rubble;timber-frame and brick;old plain tiles,re-roofed C19.L-shaped plan.Two floors and attic;wooden steps to first floor:C20 plank door under concrete lintel;to left,openings under oak lintels,and C19 leaded light in pegged oak frame;V-shaped cut-water,and grille, below.C18 brickwork to timber-framed gable,with two-light mullion.Wing to left has C20,two-light mullion leaded light,and to left,blocked doorway;left returned side has deep eaves with sawn purlins over massive earlier purlins.Rear has narrow pentice roof over tail-race,and blocked opening under timber lintel,with C20 mullion light over.Left returned side of main block has two hipped gable dormers with six-light mullion and transom windows with leaded lights and casements.Rear:C18 gable with leaded lights set in timber-framing with brick infill;corner buttress;tail-races under stone lintels;two-light mullion window in altered opening under brick segmental arch.Right returned side:stone steps to basement with C19 plank door and light,in altered opening under stop chamfered oak lintel and brick segmental arch;to left,two-light mullion;to right,steps up to C19 plank door under brick segmental arch.INTERIOR retains one early C19 wheel and shaft,with some sluice controls.Weir of medieval origins; V-shaped;serving Ludford and Hockey's Mills.Stone rubble,with vertical coursing.

Listing NGR: SO5139774189

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498429

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas