Warehouse Approximately 10 Metres North Of The Crooked Billet Public House

A warehouse and former oil seed mill, likely dating to the mid-to-late 18th century, with sections possibly originating from the late 17th to early 18th century, stands approximately 10 metres north of The Crooked Billet Public House. The building incorporates 19th-century alterations to the south side, and a late 19th-to-early 20th-century house and shop addition to the east, which are not considered to be of special architectural interest. The main range is rectangular, with a gable end facing the river, and includes a 3-room house and shop addition to the river front.

The main range comprises three storeys with two attic storeys. The south side exhibits an irregular window arrangement. An earlier, lower section on the left features five closely-spaced, coped brick pilaster buttresses. It has a tall 5-light window to the second bay and a slightly shorter 5-light window to the third bay, both set beneath header basket arches. A blocked window sits below a segmental stretcher arch in the fourth bay. To the right, a pair of tall 5-light windows are set beneath header basket arches, followed by a flush-panelled door under a stretcher basket arch, a small 4-light window beneath a segmental stretcher arch, and an inserted 4-pane sliding sash to the far right. The upper floors show a pair of 5-light segmental-arched windows in a 19th-century rebuilt wall to the left, a small 3-light window, a straight vertical joint, and a segmental-arched 6-light window to the centre. The far-right side has a 4-pane first-floor sash beneath a segmental stretcher arch, alongside a partly-blocked segmental-arched second-floor opening with an inserted 5-light window. The right gable end has a stone cope. The left gable end features a 5-light window to the left, set within a blocked segmental-arched doorway, with a 4-light segmental-arched window to the right. Pairs of segmental-arched hatches with board doors are visible to the second floor and first attic floor, along with a single similar hatch to the top attic floor.

The north side has a board door to the left of centre beneath a segmental arch, a 19th-century inserted board door to the right beneath a timber lintel, an inserted 20th-century glazed door and casement to the left. The first floor has a 5-light window beneath an inserted timber lintel and original segmental stretcher arch, and a 4-pane casement to the left. The second floor mirrors this with a smaller segmental-arched window and a 4-pane casement, with a straight vertical joint to the right. The east gable end has an attic 4-pane window beneath a segmental arch. Most windows have narrow lights with lapped glass, the taller ones also featuring single transoms.

The interior reveals heavy chamfered oak beams supporting board floors, with sections of flooring removed at the west end. There’s an internal brick partition wall displaying a high round-arched opening. The roof is a collared rafter construction with pegged staggered butt purlins. In the mid-19th century, the mill operated as an oil seed cake mill, powered by a steam engine at the west end, with a tall stack alongside. The building is the sole survivor of a group of warehouses along this river section.