Heath Mill House

Heath Mill House is a house, probably built in the 1830s, replacing an earlier mill building. It is located on Heath Mill Lane, Pirbright. The house is constructed of red brick with a hipped slate roof and two brick chimney stacks that sit flush with the rear elevation. It has two storeys and a basement, with three windows facing both the front and rear.

The north or entrance front has brickwork in a Flemish bond pattern and a stone plinth. It features 16-pane sash windows and a central doorcase with a cornice and pilasters decorated with incised acanthus leaves. The door is six-panelled and has two steps leading up to it. The other elevations are bricked in a Sussex bond pattern. The south or rear elevation incorporates three 12-pane sash windows, a similar window to the ground floor right, and a central doorcase with a cornice, pilasters, and an upper section glazed with marginal glazing bars. The east elevation includes one cambered casement window on each floor, and a blank window opening with a tiled pattern to create an architectural effect. The west elevation has one casement, the ground floor window being a 20th-century replacement, and a cambered doorcase with a half-glazed door.

The interior retains an original staircase with stick balusters and a column newel post. There are several six-panelled doors throughout. The room on the ground floor right retains its original moulded cornice and an early 19th-century wooden fireplace with pilasters and a cast iron firegrate. The front left side room has a 19th-century marble fireplace with a cast iron firegrate and a tiled surround with side cupboards. The rear rooms were originally used as service rooms and feature plainer plank doors. One rear room has a wooden mantelpiece, later converted to a cupboard, and a brick-tiled floor featuring distinctive cat and kitten pawmarks. The kitchen, located to the rear right, retains a cambered opening that originally held a range. It also has a bacon loft within the chimney, with hooks for hanging bacon, a stone flagged floor, and an internal partition wall with thin timbers, including diagonal tension braces. The maid's room, originally above the kitchen, had a separate, steep staircase and a trapdoor. One bedroom retains its original moulded cornice. The basement features two round-headed alcoves on each side, designed to support the chimney stacks, and a tiled floor.

The site was recorded as "Hethe myll" as early as 1516, along with a small island and croft. Census records from 1841 show the house was occupied by this date. A mill owner's son recalled in the early 20th century that the cellars were used as a dairy. By 1929, Lower Mill and the mill house were no longer owned together. The adjoining mill ceased production in 1956.