Description

ST ISSEY SEA MILLS SW 97 SW 4/239 Sea Mills House and garden wall and gates to south west and north west

GV II

Mill house and garden walls and gates. Circa mid C18 origins extended in late C18, early C19 and mid C19. Stone rubble, partly slate hung with rag slates. Scantle slate roof with hipped ends. Axial and end stacks with brick shafts. Complete cast iron guttering decorated with lion's masks. Plan: Original plan uncertain although the numerous straight joints indicate that the house has been built or rebuilt in at least four sections. The main range of the house is of an 'L' shaped plan: the long front range has a 3-room plan with entrance to right of centre with a wing to rear right which overlooks the garden. The principal rooms are arranged along the garden front and to the left of the entrance with the service rooms beyond to the left. The service rooms are in a parallel back range forming an overall double depth plan. In circa mid C19 a further cottage of 1- room plan was added to the left,now incorporated into the house. Exterior: 2 storeys. North west front elevation of 2:4 window front containing the original 16-pane hornless sashes on the first floor. Circa mid C19 extension to left with main range to right. Two 2-light casements flank a blocked entrance to left with large late C19 bay window near the centre and C19 panelled door and doorcase to right. Four 16-pane sashes on first floor. Garden front to south-west is slate hung with rag slates. Regular 2-window front with 16-pane sash to left and late C19 bay window to right. Two 16-pane sashes on first floor. Interior: Not inspected. Including dressed slate stone garden walls to south west and north west which have slate coping and heavy C19 cast-iron gates with concentric circles and ovals and cresting on top.

Listing NGR: SW9211173634

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