MILL AT SW74933738

The building is a water mill for grinding gunpowder, dating from the early 19th century. It was constructed for the Kennal Vale Gunpowder Works. The mill features dressed granite and granite rubble and is currently roofless. It has a rectangular plan with a central cross wheel pit that divides two similar rectangular two-storey blocks, which originally included basements to accommodate the gearing and millstones on the upper floors. The structure is built into the bank at the rear and was originally powered by water from a leat that runs parallel to the back of the building.

The exterior consists of two storeys, with a stone floor over the basement. The east-south-east front is symmetrical with two windows. There is a tall central wheelpit opening flanked by two identical one-window fronts. Each front has a small basement opening and a larger opening above. There are doorways into the end walls. The interior has not been inspected, but it is possible that machinery and millstones remain. This mill is one of a group of six similar mills that still exist in the scenic Kennal Valley.