Springs Farm Barn And Mill

SK 65 NE EDINGLEY STATION ROAD (north side)

3/31 Springs Farm Barn and Mill

II

Barn, part converted to mill. Mid and later C19. Mill machinery installed by Wakes and Lamb of Newark for Colonel Wilson of Hexgreave Park. Red brick. Plain tile roof, hipped to the left. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Doorway with large plank double door, to the right is a single segmental arched opening with wooden shutter. To the left is a single flight of brick and ashlar steps with doorway in the front. Further left and slightly projecting from the steps is a red brick and pantile lean-to with doorway with plank door flanked by single slit ventilators. Above, right is a single small opening with wooden shutter to the left is a doorway, a doorway with plank door and on the far left an opening with wooden shutter. To the right of the barn is a single storey single bay wing with hipped pantile roof and single segmental arched opening. To the left of the barn and projecting is a one and a half storey single bay red brick and plain tile wing with small segmental arched doorway with plank door. Above is an opening with wooden plank panel with some entrances for pigeons. This wing contains the iron water wheel. To the rear of the barn are single storey cow sheds and stables forming a quadrangle with covered crew yard. Extending in front of the left bays of the barn is a foot bridge with red brick parapet coped with blue brick. Interior contains most of the machinery for driving the grinding stones including Great Spur Wheel and stone nuts. There is a straw chopper and a handle to operate the sluice gate.

Listing NGR: SK6675156738