The Old Mill And Attached Stable

The Old Mill and attached stable, dated 1771, with elements from the 17th century, is situated in Perry’s Lane. Originally a mill house, it is now a house. The main part of the building is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with flared headers forming a diaper pattern on the rear wall. The roof is tiled, with gable brick stacks and a half-hip to the left. The irregular three-window front has a large circular opening on the ground floor left, formerly over the tail-race, alongside a small opening with a plank door for overflow. To the right are two three-light casement windows. The first floor has one two-light casement and two three-light casements, with two hipped two-light dormers above. A return wall has one two-light casement and a blocked opening, all with stone splayed lintels. An off-centre plank door is sheltered by a cantilevered gabled hood, approached by three stone steps. The rear wall has three two-light casements with lintels matching the front, and two modified openings and a former arched entry for an overshot wheel at ground floor level. Internally, the ground floor features five heavy Queen posts supporting main floor beams, with principals tied back to the posts from a plate level approximately one meter above the upper floor. Four heavy transverse floor beams are present at each level. A pulley wheel is located at the ridge. A date stone inscribed "I.L. 1685" is set into a wall adjoining Mill House, most likely referencing the adjacent property. A cast iron fireback, dated 1588(?), with a naive depiction of two trees, two anchors with rope coits, and a cable moulding, is found in a ground floor fireplace—it is believed to have been brought from elsewhere. To the left of the main building is a brick and tile stable block with a loft opening over a nine-pane casement door, connected by a single-storey link. Some chalk blocks are incorporated within the stable. At the back of the mill are the remains of a stone wall relating to the leat. To the right of the main mill house is a mid-18th century two-story, three-bay tiled wing, with casement windows, cogged eaves cornice, a central door with a gabled porch, and three-light casements. The attic contains corn bins and a pulley for a chute system.