Description

SO 72 SE HARTPURY -

8/39 Hartpury Mill; The Mill
(formerly listed as Hartpury Mill
2.10.54

GV II

Watermilli early C19; Flemish-bond brickwork, on squared stone
base; stone slate roof to south, clay tile to north. Single room,
2½ storeys high. Entrance to south, boarded door in heavy timber
frame, cambered brick arch over: heart formed in blue headers
above. Dentil eaves: stump of chimney over door. No other
openings in this face. Left return one 2-light casement window
each to first and second floors: cambered brick arch over. Below
iron-framed undershot wheel with plain wooden paddles. Back wall
of pit rebuilt. Lower part of mill wall to gable a blue/grey
brick, presumably earlier than rest of mill.
Internally stone-paved ground floor, in 3 bays with beams over,
each with two heavy timber posts beneath. Floor level slightly
raised to end bays. Dogleg timber stair to first floor: outline of
former fireplace and flue on wall over entrance door. No stair
survives to loft: 4 bays with cut tie-beam trusses, 2 pairs butt
purlins. Floor raised in centre of central 2 bays; plaster
ceiling largely survives in bay at opposite end to wheel, being
only bay ever ceiled. Wooden wheel for hoisting grain, and winding
drum, control lever, chain and cord all survive in loft. Forms
group with church, Court Barn and Hartpury Court, (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO7776223682

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26349246

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version