Description

CHITTLEHAMPTON CLAPWORTHY
SS 62 SE

4/130 Clapworthy Mill and attached
- Miller's House

- II


Mill with miller's house attached. Miller's house, now unoccupied and used for
storage and mill early C19, the latter extended at front end in 1887. Unrendered
stone rubble. Slate roof with gable ends.
Plan: large 3-storeyed mill, rectangular on plan with covered wheel-pit towards rear
left side butting onto the rear of the miller's house of 2 rooms and central
staircase plan. The front gable end of the mill was extended forward in 1887 by a 3
storey addition in same style as original.
Mill 3 storeys. Fenestration throughout consists of 2-light casements, 2 panes per
light. Principal entrance on left side with slated gabled roof to deep projecting
timber porch. Additional entrance at front gable end. Miller's house of 2 storeys.
3 window range. 2 light casements, 2 panes per light. Central half-glazed plank
door.
The mill-wheel and machinery no longer survive apart from the sack hoists and trap
doors. The interior, however, is largely unaltered and retains its original
flooring supported by heavy cross ceiling beams, stair ladders and C19 trusses.

Listing NGR: SS6749723991

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26549567

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
• 
  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
• 
  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)