Kings Mill House

King's Mill House is an 18th and 19th century mill and mill house situated in Painswick, Gloucestershire. It is a complex building now forming three sides of an open courtyard, with the mill building to the right and a section to the left that originally extended further north. The building is constructed of good squared and coursed limestone with stone slate and some concrete tile roofs.

The courtyard side has a four-storey gable with three-light broad casements; the second floor features a stone, chamfered mullion window. The central section, incorporating changes in floor levels, has three storeys with two three-light, over two single light, and two two-light casements, and a 20th century plank door in a moulded surround.

The mill return to the right also has three storeys, with two plain floor string courses. The second floor features a nine-light casement with leading over a continuous window with two heavy mullions, and, on the ground floor, two single lights. To the left is an elliptical opening over the former mill race, and a 20th century entrance door set back. This wing has a concrete tile roof. The exterior west front of the mill has two rows of pigeon openings under a continuous string, followed by two-, five- and two-light stone mullion casements under stopped hoods, over a two-light wood casement and a large plank door. The ground or semi-basement floor has a large blocked elliptical arch, two-light, and single-light casements. The right half of this elevation has a plain string over the ground floor. The left gable return, built against a high embankment, has a pair of 20th century doors leading to the roof space. The outer facade of the middle section presents varied fenestration over two storeys, an attic and a partial basement, including a five-light raking dormer, three-light casements, two 20th century sashes in surrounds with keystones, and a 20th century porch with an oculus above. Three two-light recessed chamfer stone mullioned casements are present in the basement, two of which are now blocked. The gable to the right features three- and four-light casements, and the return wall has upper portions constructed of brickwork.

The interior has been substantially modified but retains some 18th century detail, including chamfered beams with run-out stops. There are no early staircases. Originally a water mill recorded in 1495, it operated as a cloth mill until the mid-19th century, and later became a pin mill in 1870. Despite a series of extensions and alterations that have diminished its original integrity, the building retains substantial historic fabric.