Former Corn Mill at Durbridge Mill Farm

A former corn mill, likely dating from the early 19th century, stands at Durbridge Mill Farm. The building is constructed primarily from local sandstone and red brick, with slate roofs.

The mill building is situated over the mill race and oriented roughly east-west. It features a circular brick kiln at the eastern end and a slightly offset extension at the western end, beyond the waterwheel. The main three-storey range is composed of four sections, with a higher roofline and steeper roof pitch than the surrounding ranges. The ground and first floors of the main range are built from large stone rubble blocks, while the upper section is of red brick. Remodelled 19th-century openings are present throughout, all featuring segmental-arched brick dressings. The undershot waterwheel is enclosed within the building; it’s visible from a ground-floor opening. The central range has paired windows on the ground and first floors, alongside a doorway and a taking-in door. The upper floor is blind, with brick cogging below the eaves. A narrower, slightly lower range sits to the right, with a ground-floor doorway and a window to the upper floor. A circular brick kiln, dating from later use as a maltings, is attached at the eastern end, constructed of stone at its base and brick above, including a cone chimney. Ruins of a similar kiln are located alongside it. A one-bay square block, built of brick to the lower section and weatherboarding above, sits at the far western end, featuring openings on the ground and first floors, and a shuttered opening in the western gable. The rear elevations are less regular; the western block is blind, while the main range has an opening at ground-floor level for the rear of the wheel, along with smaller openings at ground and first floors, and a blind wall above. The eastern end is set into rising ground, with a window at each level and a doorway providing access to the first floor.

Inside the main range, much of the original milling equipment remains. This includes an iron undershot waterwheel housed in a brick-lined wheel pit, and an iron-framed mechanism with two pairs of underdriven millstones. The upper floor is supported by stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops of very large scantling; similar beams are likely present on the other upper floors, although they are largely inaccessible. The interior of the flanking ranges is similar.