The Paper Mill and Mill House is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1988. A C18 Watermill. 2 related planning applications.
The Paper Mill and Mill House
- WRENN ID
- ghost-corridor-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1988
- Type
- Watermill
- Address
- The Paper Mill and Mill House, Deddington, OX17 3HQ
- OS grid reference
- SP 478 334
- Coordinates
- 51.99781, -1.30487
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Paper Mill and Mill House is a watermill and millhouse, likely built in the late 18th century and altered in the 19th century. It is constructed of coursed squared marlstone with wood and limestone-ashlar lintels, topped with a Welsh-slate roof featuring stone and brick end stacks. The building has a two-unit plan with a rear outshut and includes a mill. It stands two storeys high and has a symmetrical three-window front that dates from the 19th century, facing the garden. This front features 4-pane sash windows with stone lintels and a central doorway flanked by narrow windows. To the left, there is a single-bay mill with a brick arch over the headrace, a casement window above it, and two blocked windows beneath the eaves. The rear of the mill has another brick arch over the tailrace, with headers arranged in a chequer pattern. The rear of the house has three 2-light 18th-century casements above a lean-to extension. Although the interiors were not inspected, the mill is noted to be virtually complete, featuring a breast-shot waterwheel and iron gear from 1870, when the paper mill was converted back to corn milling. Paper production at this site began in 1684.
Local climate
The Paper Mill and Mill House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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