Description

STAPLEFORD ABBOTTS ONGAR ROAD
TQ 49 NE
2/15 The Old Mill
House
GV II
House, C18 (associated with Passingford Mill, 200 metres to the SE), altered
in C19 and C20. Red brick, Flemish bond, roofed with handmade red clay tiles.
Aligned approx. N-S, aspect E, chimney stack in S wall, internal chimney stack
at N end. C19 chimney stack at NW corner. Single-storey extension to N, roofed
with red clay Roman tiles, C19. Small single-storcy extension at SW corner,
C19. 2 storeys. E elevation, central glazed doer, C20, with simple doorcase
and moulded and bracketed hood, C18. One C20 double-hung sash window in
original aperture with segmental brick arch, one C20 casement window in widened
aperture. First floor, 2 double-hung sash windows (one early C19, one C20), and
C20 bow window in original aperture. Dentilled course below eaves. Roof in 3
parallel ranges aligned E-W, presenting 3 hipped ends. Schedule of 1952
reported diagonal shafts on N chimney stack, not now present. On S gable end,
wooden stundial, one plank missing, with remains of painted inscription 'AD 1635
Horas non numero nisi serenas'. RCHM 3.

Listing NGR: TQ4996597540

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26621726

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6