Ashford Mill and Weir

Ashford Mill and Weir is an early 19th century water-powered corn mill with a horseshoe weir. The building is constructed of stone and timber, with a tile roof. It is roughly rectangular in plan and situated on the banks of the River Teme, with the weir spanning the river nearby. Approximately 80 metres to the west stands a first, unfinished mill building.

The mill is a tall, narrow building of coursed rubble stone. The north side, which serves as the entrance, is roughly symmetrical, featuring two low doors at ground floor level and two taking-in doors above, all with cambered brick heads. The left-hand upper door is partially obscured by attached machinery. Gable ends have small openings, and the river-facing elevation includes irregular window openings, at least one of which is blocked, and a door providing access to a platform adjacent to the undershot water wheel. This stepped platform projects out and returns to enclose the wheel, incorporating a fish pass. The wheel itself is 14 feet in diameter. The weir also directs water through a leat within the mill building.

The interior is arranged over three floors. The ground floor has a stone-flagged floor with thick, chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, supporting the upper floors, which are accessed by straight ladder stairs. The building is characterized by a queen post roof with openings allowing for work between floors. Internal walls are plastered and limewashed. Much historic machinery remains, some believed to be original and others later replacements. A hurst frame supports the gears and millstones. The western end of the ground floor contains machinery connected to the external wheel, while the eastern end has later machinery associated with the installation of electricity. Further machinery and grain bins remain at first floor level, and numerous openings and meal spouts facilitate the milling processes between floors.

To the west of the main building stands an unfinished mill building, also of stone with a slate roof. This two-storey structure features arched openings on its eastern face.