The Mill House

BEMBRIDGE SZ68NW The Mill House 1352-0/2/3 26/09/89 Formerly Listed as: Mill Farmhouse II

House, former farmhouse and probably mill house to Bembridge windmill. c1700, altered C18, C19 and C20 restored 1988. Built of Isle of Wight stone rubble with large quoins. Plain tiled roof and brick chimney stacks. 3 bay lobby entry house, 1 storey with attics, rear outshut to 2 right-hand bays later extended across left-hand bay. Added gabled porch between left-hand bays has thin red brick quoins, 1-light window, shaped stone kneelers and coping with boarded door in right return; a 3-light window to left and 2 to right all C20 and all in raised concrete surrounds. 2 C20 gabled dormers, shaped kneelers to raised C20 brick verges. Rebuilt broad ridge stack in line with porch. Rear has various C20 windows and door which has quoins to surround. Left side has line of quoins indicating that at this end the outshut is an addition. 2-light small pane window to upper floor in raised concrete surround. Right side has 2 2-light windows to ground floor 3-light C20 window above and 1-light window to attic, all in raised concrete surounds. Interior has various old doors and beams, the former rear wall (now inside the added outshut) has quoined doorway and small window to upper floor right. Left-hand room (former parlour) has moulded spine beam with lambs tongue stops, C18 bolection moulded fireplace surround and corner cupboard which has round arched top cupboard and keyed cornice; eaves cornice to internal partition wall. Stair set behind stack, has narrow plank-like balusters. 1st floor has panelled and board partitioning and doors. In attic principal rafter roof trusses with through purlins.

Listing NGR: SZ6390387589