Description

SK 81 NW FREEBY SAXBY ROAD

Stapleford (east side) 6/41 Mill Cottage and attached water pump

II

Watermill and mill house, now a house. Mid C19 with mid C20 additions. Brick with stone dressings and pantile roofs. Gables with bargeboards, grouped central ridge stack with stalks set diagonally. Single storey plus attics, 3 bays. East front has central gabled porch with Tudor arched doorway and plank door, and above it, blank-moulded panel. On the left side, a casement. Beyond to left, a casement with hood mould. Both casements have moulded stone reveals. Beyond, a lead pump in wooden case. To right, a lean-to addition and to its right, wheel opening with segmental head. Above it, a 2 light mullioned casement. Above, a central gabled cross eaves dormer with a 2 light mullioned casement. West side has an off-centre 3 light mullioned casement flanked by single C20 buttresses. To left, round headed tail race opening, flanked by single buttresses, and above it, a small casement with moulded reveal and hood mould. Above, a central cross eaves gabled dormer with a 2 light mullioned casement. North gable has a projecting 3 light mullioned casement with brick surround, flanked by single small square casements. Above, a central mullioned casement. South gable has a 3 light mullioned casement on each floor, that above with hooded projecting surround. To right, a mid C20 gabled addition with glazed door in return angle, and to south a 3 light casement. Interior not inspected and no machinery visible. This building was erected-as an Estate mill for Stapleford Park.

Listing NGR: SK8127318830

External Links

• Wikidata Q26642907

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