Description

BITTERLEY

SO57NW HENLEY
482-1/5/87 Malt House, Miller's House and
29/10/86 Ledwyche House
(Formerly Listed as:
HENLEY
Henley Mill)

GV II*

Watermill, now 3 houses. C17, with C18, C19 and C20
alterations. Rubble stone and brick. Plain-tile roofs with C20
roof lights. Brick ridge stack and brick projecting and
integral eaves stacks.
PLAN: irregular linear plan aligned east-west cranked in
centre by central cross wing. To east is the Malt House, the
Millers House occupies the central block, Ledwyche House
occupies the west wing.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey with central cross-wing attic. South front:
irregular frontage of scattered 3-light and 2-light multi-pane
casements much restored, with brick segmental arches over
except for the cross wing. Main features of the front are 2
2-storey, single-window units, one of stone, one of brick,
with central boarded entrance door, forming the Malt House to
the right. Central cross wing brick gable-end with Miller's
House recessed to rear, consisting of central former door
opening at both floors flanked by 2-light casements under
cambered heads. To left is stepped-down block of single-storey
and attic with projecting gabled wing forming Ledwyche House.
Rear to north: central block of 2-storey, 3-window range with
brick-coped gable to left with attic window; restored 2-light
casements and full-height door openings to right; full-height
window inserted in upper opening, stable door in lower. 2
overshot steel waterwheels retained at lower level of this
side. Left return side has lean-to abutting with tiled gabled
dormer with 3-light casement.
INTERIOR: complete watermill mechanism, dated from c1860,
mostly survives in Miller's House following the c1987
conversion to 3 houses.

Listing NGR: SO5407976436

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551591

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Recommended Books

• 
  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
• 
  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)