Tuck Mill

Tuck Mill is a late 19th-century mill with a miller’s house, though the house itself may be older and was remodelled and enlarged in the late 19th century. The structure is built of brick and stone rubble, with brick and stone stacks topped with 19th and 20th-century brick, and has a slate roof.

The building follows an L-shaped plan, with the main block facing south and the mill attached to the right, alongside a stream. The house sits on a level platform, with a raised pavement running along the front. The house’s interior has a three-room plan. The kitchen, on the right, features a rear lateral stack, while the left room has an axial stack backing onto the centre room. A parlour block projects at right angles to the rear of the left end, facing onto the lane. The house has two storeys, while the mill is taller, with two storeys and a loft.

The front of the house has an irregular four-window facade, largely featuring 20th-century casements, including a canted bay window. The lane-facing side retains more 19th-century characteristics, with a gable end featuring plain bargeboards and a single, horned 16-pane sash window. A partially glazed 6-panel door is set behind a brick porch with an outer Tudor arch. This side also features two ground-floor and one first-floor horned 16-pane sash windows. The mill’s front is flush with the house, and the raised pavement provides access to a front doorway between windows, sheltered by a pent roof supported by plain posts. The mill features two plain first-floor windows and a loft loading hatch in the right gable end. The remains of an overshot wheel system are visible below, with much of the timber rotted but the cast iron frame surviving. The frame is embossed with the stamp of Mickleburgh, Honiton 1889. A small room is situated over the stream in front.

The house interior exhibits plain carpentry details and some late 19th-century joinery. The mill’s interior retains plain 19th-century carpentry, with the machinery, grindstones, and other fittings remaining intact.