Mill House

Mill House is a two-storey brick house associated with the Grade II* post mill to its rear. Dating from around 1836 and earlier, the house has been remodelled in the later 19th century with rear extensions added in the late 19th century (featuring a gable roof) and 20th century (with a flat roof).

The house was constructed of brick with apparent diaper patterning, now overpainted, and is covered by a pantile roof. Within the structure are remnants of an 18th century or earlier timber-framed building. The plan is truncated L-shaped, comprising a polite range to the front with a wide hall and staircase positioned at the west side, and a range of rooms to the east. There is one external side stack and a chimney associated with the late 19th century rear extension.

The windows vary across the building. The east and west elevations have 20th century casements with segmented brick arched heads on the ground floor; the east elevation also has a 20th century casement in an inserted first floor opening. The façade features two eight-over-eight pane sliding sashes at ground and first floor level; the central ground floor sash has six-over-six lights and is positioned where the original front door once stood, the entrance having been relocated to the east elevation of the late 19th century extension.

Internally, the ground floor contains bridging beams with wide chamfers and lambs-tongue stops and arched braces in the principal rooms. A probable early 19th century staircase with stick balusters and flat hand-rail ascends to the first floor, where the remains of timber framing are visible on the rear wall, comprising pegged close studwork and a tie beam that continues along the length of the east elevation. Wide oak floorboards appear in the front first floor room and some 19th century timber battened doors survive.

Mill House was always the residence of the mill owner and formed part of the mill complex, which included a stable block to the east (now a small museum) and weatherboarded outhouses on the western boundary. The house shows evidence of refurbishment around 1836, but contains earlier timber-framing suggesting the original structure may date to the same period as the post-mill, constructed in 1760, or to an even earlier date. Extensions were added to the rear in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The original centrally positioned entrance door at the façade has been partially blocked and converted into a window opening. Both the east and west elevations show signs that the building has been refaced, with the façade projecting forward from the corners.