Miller'S Cottage At Ashton Mill

Miller's Cottage at Ashton Mill is a cottage that likely dates back to the early 17th century. It is constructed of whitewashed rendered cob and stone rubble, topped with a thatched roof. The roof is gabled at the right end, while the left cross wing has a half-hipped roof at both the front and rear. A large projecting end stack is present on the cross wing, featuring a very tall chimney shaft, along with an internal stack at the front end of the cross wing and another stack on the outshut.

The plan of the cottage is not entirely clear as the interior was not inspected during the survey in 1986. However, it appears to be single depth and two rooms wide, with the left room heated by the projecting stack. The right room has a rear outshut with a catslide roof. The interior is said to have been altered in the late 20th century following a flood, resulting in raised ground floor ceilings.

The exterior of the cottage is two storeys high and features an asymmetrical front with one window. The roof is half-hipped to the front on the left side, with thatch eaves eyebrowed over a 19th-century two-light timber casement window with glazing bars on the right. The front door is located on the left, accompanied by a 20th-century thatched porch supported by posts on a stone rubble plinth. There is also a 20th-century two-light timber casement window with glazing bars on the ground floor to the right. The left return, which is visible from Chudleigh Road across the River Teign, is particularly picturesque, showcasing the half-hipped roof to the right of the projecting stack and the thatched catslide of the outshut to the left. Additionally, a single-storey slate-roofed office with a rear lean-to is attached to the right end of the cottage.

Although the interior was not inspected, it is reported to retain one roof truss with curved principals, likely a jointed cruck. This charming irregular thatched cottage is part of a group with the mill.