61, MILL STREET (See details for further address information)

House and attached outbuildings, presently being formed into two dwellings. Early and late 18th century with late 18th century and 19th century outbuildings.

61 Mill Street is built in red brick with a plain tile roof and gault brick end stacks. The plan follows a central staircase arrangement, partly extended to double-depth in the late 18th century. The building rises to 2 storeys with an attic and cellar. The first floor features a 3-window range of 6/6 sashes. Below this is a central 5-panel part-glazed door, with square late 18th century bays containing sashes on either side. Three 2-light dormers pierce the roof. The brickwork shows a plat band, and the gables are coped with kneelers.

The late 18th century rear range contains 2 2-light wooden mullion and transom windows to the first floor over a glazed door and a 4-light casement. Further casements and a door are set back to the left, partly belonging to 6 Honey Hill.

The interior of 61 Mill Street contains a dog-leg stair rising to the attic with stick balusters on the bottom flight and turned balusters above. The room to the left has an 18th century mantelpiece with carved flowers to the frieze and a brick open fireplace. A fitted cupboard stands to the left of the door, and an open cupboard with shell head to the right of the fireplace. The room to the right has a large open fireplace with bressumer. The kitchen has an open fireplace. The bedroom to the left above contains an open brick fireplace and bressumer with a later surround. The bedroom to the right has an early 18th century mantelpiece with a fine cast-iron grate of around 1800. The rear bedroom has a small fireplace with cast-iron grate. The attics are plastered but have plank doors and display the butt purlins, principals and collars of the roof structure. The house retains mostly 6-panel, 2-panel and plank doors throughout. The cellar has an arched brick base to the right-hand open fireplace. During recent renovation work, remains of painted decoration were discovered in the front bedrooms, including an architectural drawing over the fireplace of the left (west) room, which are reported to have been preserved behind the present wall coverings.

6 Honey Hill, the former service wing, dates to the early 18th and 19th centuries. It is constructed of red and gault brick, part weatherboarded, with a plain tile roof and gault brick stacks. The building is of single and 2 storeys. The front elevation facing Honey Hill is 2 storeys tall with 2 20th century windows to both floors and a plank door to the centre. The left side adjoining 61 Mill Street has a 2-light casement. The single-storey section to the right, originally an outbuilding, is blank to the street. The rear has doors and mainly 2-light casements.

The interior has an open fireplace and bressumer with a later fireplace set in. The single-storey section has a probable 19th century open fireplace with brick arch.

Attached to the single-storey section is a small late 18th century stable block of red brick with a timber-framed and weatherboarded loft over and a plain tile roof. The stable block has 3 stable doors. The first floor is partly covered by glazing and shows close-studded framing with some surviving wattle and daub infill.

This little-altered 18th century house in two phases retains many original fittings. The former service wing and attached outbuildings enhance and complete the complex.