Description

SO 46 NW
1560/2/10001

AYMESTREY
AYMESTREY
Aymestrey Mill

II

Water grist mill. c1860s. Coursed stone rubble with polychrome red and blue brick dressings. Clay plain tile roof with half-hipped ends. PLAN: rectangular. Mill at SW end of long range. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and loft. Symmetrical 2-window SE front; 2-light casements with cambered red and blue brick arches; steps to central doorway with cambered arch, plank double doors and gabled canopy; chequered blue and red brick bands at first and second floor levels; wheel-pit on right [NE] and single-storey range beyond. INTERIOR: in the wheel-pit on the NE side of the mill there is a quarter breast-shot wheel with an iron axle, but wooden spokes and paddles; there is a cast-iron pit-wheel and 3 iron in-line gear-wheels with bevel gearing. The set of 3 stones is complete with wooden tuns. The other machinery includes a wooden sack-hoist, a bolting machine and cleaner. The grain bins, wooden winder stairs and roof structure are also intact. A water-powered printing press has recently been installed in the store adjoining NE. Aymestrey Mill is situated on the River Lugg and was probably built by the Yatton estate.

Listing NGR: SO4243965575

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26644016

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)