The Old Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1983. Mill. 2 related planning applications.

The Old Mill

WRENN ID
burning-tracery-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1983
Type
Mill
Address
The Old Mill, Watery Lane, Blockley, GL56 9HT
OS grid reference
SP 162 346
Coordinates
52.01041, -1.76398
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Mill has late 17th century origins and was remodelled in the late 19th century. It features an L-plan domestic range on the west side, constructed partly of ashlar and partly of squared rubble, with machine-tile roofs that have coped verges. The building is two storeys high with a gable-lit attic and has ashlar chimneys with moulded capping. The windows are arranged in a 1:1 pattern and include mixed casements. There is a 20th-century doorway with a bracketted concrete hood. To the right (north-west) is a lower set-back angled turret, which serves as the bathroom wing. On the left (south-east) is a lean-to that connects with Mill House, built in the mid-19th century, featuring a slate roof, irregular window arrangement, a small door to the left, and modern garage doors to the right. The garden front facing south-west has been remodelled, likely following an earlier layout, and includes three windows of the mullion and transom type.

The mill ceased operations in the early 20th century, but the mill pool and sluices remain, along with the chute that directed water onto the overshot wheel.

Local climate

The Old Mill receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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