Rissington Mill

LITTLE RISSINGTON - SP 12 SE 1/212 Rissington Mill II Former corn mill and house, now house. Present building probably dates from mid C18, extended C20. Coursed squared and dressed limestone. Stone slate roof with ashlar stacks. Rectangular plan with C20 extension to right and earlier extension to rear right. Two storeys and attic lit by three slate hung roof dormers. Four-windowed facade with milling area at the left end. Two 2-light casements with glazing bars within plain wide stone architraves to the ground floor. Three similar windows to the first floor of the former house part. Probable former pitching window (now glazed) with a timber lintel to the first floor of the milling area. Single-width C20 glass door with glazing bars and a plain architrave to the house part. French windows with glazing bars and a timber lintel to the left at ground floor level. Small single-light with leaded panes and a stone surround to the left of the latter. Single-windowed extension to right with 3-light wooden casements with glazing bars. Single-storey extension (restored C20) rear right. Axial and gable-end stacks to the main body with cappings and skirtings. Interior; some wooden gearing at ground and first floor levels retained and restored. Former undershot mill wheel no longer in situ. Inscription 'Richard Lane, Carpenter, 1754' recorded in previous list description no longer traceable. History; site of mill in 1086. The Bennett family were millers from 1548-1755. Still in use as a corn mill in 1881. (V.C.H. Vol VI P.lll)

Listing NGR: SP1814420282