Mill House is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. House.

Mill House

WRENN ID
spare-moat-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1988
Type
House
Address
Mill House, Lower Street, Sproughton
OS grid reference
TM 124 450
Coordinates
52.06333, 1.09832
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Mill House is a house that was formerly divided into cottages, dating from around 1600, with later alterations in the 17th century, 19th century, and beyond. The building is timber framed, rendered, and brick, with some sections colourwashed, and features Marley tile roofs. It has a long two-storey range with cellars, likely constructed in two phases. The windows are scattered, with the ground floor primarily featuring three-light timber casements and the first floor having metal casements. There is a partially glazed four-panel door located under a brick gabled porch, situated between this range and a cross wing. The axial brick stack interrupts the roof line at the stack.

The taller two-storey cross wing has a front that is timber framed but encased in brick, which was likely done in the early 19th century when the wing was extended to the rear. Both the ground and first floors of this wing have three-light timber casements, and the ground floor window retains its sliding shutter. On the left return, there are two sashes with glazing bars on each floor, some of which are from the 20th century, all beneath segmental arches. A dentil course is present at the eaves, and there is an axial brick stack.

Inside, some of the frame is exposed, and there are reused timbers. A large stack features inglenook fireplaces on each side, one of which has a faggot oven, along with chamfered bressummers and beams. The joists are flat and square, with some made of pine.

Local climate

Mill House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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