The Old Mill House

The Old Mill House is a water mill and miller's house, dating back to around 1620. It was converted into two cottages in the 19th century and later altered for Mr Galton, with substantial additions made during the mid-18th century. The front facade is of red brick, while the right side displays reddish-brown brick from the 17th century and timber-framing with red brick infill to the rear. A lias stone plinth is visible on the right side of the building, and the roof is covered in plain tiles.

The building is one-and-a-half storeys high with three upper-stage windows, with a further range to the rear. The front facade has two entrances positioned off-centre, each with a part-glazed door sheltered by a timber porch with bargeboards and finials. There are 2- and 3-light casement windows with wooden mullions and dripmoulds. The upper stage features three 2-light casements under dripmoulds set into dormers, with additional multi-pane casements to the right of the right-hand porch. A central ridge stack is present, along with a pair of diamond-shaped ridge stacks to the right, and a rear stack. The right gable end has a deep stone plinth. The rear of the building features square panels of timber-framing with diagonal braces in the central upper part.

The interior includes an inglenook fireplace with a deeply-chamfered bressumer beam in the central room. This room features an exposed brick and stone wall with a significant chamfer, thought to have originally been a chute, and is believed to have been an open cart area. Visible wall plate and tie-beams are present in the upper stage. The roof displays collar beams and two tiers of purlins with rafters. In the roof space, a section of the original right gable end wall retains small panels of square timber-framing.

Historically, in 1778 the mill was part of the Archer Estate, associated with Umberslade Hall, and was recorded as being in tolerably good repair.