Old Bell House Old Mill House Wisteria Cottage

The following building shall be added:

TQ 24 SE HORLEY LEE STREET

187-/5/10011 Nos. 75-79 (odd) (Old Mill House, Wisteria Cottage & Old Bell House)

GV II

Former open hall-house, later subdivided into 3 properties. Late medieval house of 3 bays, probably 2 bay hall but with only one bay open, with chimney inserted c1600, refronted and extended in early C19 and refenestrated in C20. Timber-framed building, the exterior clad in painted brick with tiled south west elevation. Slate roof with off central brick chimneystack. Two storeys; 4 windows. Mainly early C20 windows including 2 ground floor bays to no 79. Doorcase with flat hood on brackets to no 77 predates the conversion into 3 properties in the mid C20. no 75 has two upright posts and beams exposed in the kitchen and C17 outshot to rear. No 77 has large open fireplace of c1600 serving 4 hearths with baconloft. Roof has crownposts with foot braces, collar purlin, tie beam and wall plates all chamfered with flat step stops, medieval rafters 7 inches x 4 inches and sooted rafters. This was until 1862 the mill house to Horley Mill, first mentioned in 1309, which belonged to Chertsey Abbey in the C15. [see DBRG Report no 2676 'Horley The Old Mill house Lee Street.]

Listing NGR: TQ2707543422