Mill Cottage

Mill Cottage, located on Cheltenham Road in Painswick, is a cottage dating from the early 18th century, with some later additions. It features limestone walls, red brick chimney stacks, and a slate roof. The building has a single room plan with a kitchen outshut to the north, which was later raised by a floor, and a later addition, possibly from the early 20th century, to the south. There are plat bands at the first and second floor levels, which run across the kitchen extension at the lower level, and keystones above the front door and ground floor window. The kitchen has a wooden mullion window, while the ground floor rear and second floor side have windows with wooden frames and leaded lights, though most are later replacements. The plain rear elevation is made of tooled ashlar, with only two small window openings for relief. Inside, the cottage retains many early features, including numerous plank and panel doors, cupboards, the staircase from the first to the second floors, a stone angle fireplace on the first floor, and an open truss roof structure. This cottage likely served the nearby now-derelict mill and is of special interest due to the architectural treatment of its front elevation and the preservation of its internal fittings.