5 And 6, Mill Head

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SS 92 SE 6/49

BAMPTON MILL HEAD, Bampton Nos 5 and 6

GV II

Cottage. C17 or earlier, extended in the C18. Stone rubble with some cob to the first floor ; asbestos slate roof, gabled at ends ; right end projecting stack with set-offs and a stone shaft, rear left lateral stack, left end stack, lateral stack to rear wing which has a half-hipped roof. Plan: T plan, the main range single depth, 3 rooms wide with an entrance to right of centre into a stair hall, narrow rear service room probably post-dates the main range, rear left wing at right angles to the main range. Exterior: Asymmetrical 4 window front with front door to right of centre and additional front door to left. Fenestration of 2 and 3-light casements with glazing bars. Interior: C17 features survive in both right hand rooms including a chamfered scroll stopped cross beam and a chamfered lintel to the lateral stack. C18 joinery suggests that the rear wing and service rooms are C18. Roof: 2 designs of trusses, possible evidence of sooting on one type with trenched purlins, the others have cambered collars. Forms a group with the Retreat and Manor Mill.

Listing NGR: SS9603522197