Hidon Mill

Hidon Mill is a detached house that may date back to the 16th century, with later alterations. It is constructed of random rubble chert and features a half hipped thatched roof. The original layout was a three-room, through-passage plan, with the service end located to the right of the passage. There is a Victorian two-storey extension at the rear of the hall and inner room. An outshut at the back of the service end conceals a large back oven and a kiln bulge. The service end was previously heated by an end stack, although the end wall was rebuilt in the mid-20th century; the hall stack backs onto the passage, and the inner room is unheated.

The exterior has a front with a three-window range, featuring 18th-century three-light casement windows on the first floor, some of which retain leading and saddle bars. The ground floor has later two- and three-light casement windows. A thatched porch is present, and attached to the left-hand end of the house is a three-bay rubble alcove with brick dressing and a sundial above. The rear outshut has a catslide roof, and the 19th-century extension includes a horned sash window on the first floor.

The interior has not been inspected recently, but a report from Commander E H D Williams in March 1983 provides some details. The service end features a cross beam that is chamfered only on the room side, possibly forming the mantel beam of a smoke bay, with a fireplace that includes a side oven and a large curing kiln above. There is a rear passage door with a three-centred wooden frame. The partition between the hall and inner room has been removed, but the associated ceiling beam remains, morticed into the roof truss. The building has four trusses, three of which are jointed crucks. The roof spaces were not accessible during Commander Williams' visit.