Scott'S Mill Farmhouse

ST 97 SE 8/73

BREMHILL TYTHERTON LUCAS Scott's Mill Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse, C17, altered in C18, timber-frame, rubble stone and red brick with stone slate roofs. Two storeys, L-plan main range with end stacks to cross wing. Cross wing refronted in red brick in late C18 with beaded stone mullion windows, three-light each side of door in C20 lean-to porch, 2-light each side above and small centre sash. Brickwork has straight joint to left of first floor centre and exposed post to right. Left end gable is rubble stone original chimney gable. Right gable is timber-framed with inserted stack, framing exposed in gable, wall-posts only below. Gable loading doors. Rear wall is rendered. Range to right of timber- framed gable has red brick front but one angle post exposed, ground floor door in gabled brick porch and window to right. Rear is rendered. Lower addition to right has end stack, rendered walls, front C20 brick extension and rear hipped eaves dormer and C20 windows. Interior: cross wing timber-lintel fireplace with ashlar sides, chamfered beams and tie-beam and collar roof trusses altered in C18 or early C19 with tie-beams cut and reset lower with queen posts, and inserted trusses between originals. Scott's Mill was part of the estates of Stanley Abbey before the C16, let to H. Goldney, clothier, 1526 and to J. Scott 1554. A house of 3 bays is recorded in early C17. Held by Scott family to 1744 and by Palmer family to early C19. The mill building stood on opposite side of the Marden until demolished in 1987. (K. Rogers, Wiltshire and Somerset Woollen Mills, 1976; 89-90)

Listing NGR: ST9505473557