Upton Mill And Attached House

SO 81 SE UPTON ST LEONARDS BONDEND ROAD (south side)

6/172 Upton Mill and attached house

GV II

Former mill building with attached house. Late C16 house; C17 addition; mill of c1800. Timber framed house; brick mill; brick chimneys; Welsh slate roof. Mill of 2 storeys with attic; house forms cross-wing at east end. North front: projecting gable of house to left with small framing above close studded ground floor on rendered plinth; single casement fenestration to gable end; upper floor mullioned and transomed oriel with slate hood; brick outshut extended from ridge to left with C20 casement; upper floor 12-pane sash to west side of house wing in square framing. Mill building to right in painted brick is of 2 builds: left part terminated by cut down eaves-mounted brick chimney to right has C20 door and flanking casements and casement above with segmental arched head; mill to right with stable door and scattered casements in segmental arched openings; C20 flat-roofed dormer. West end: brick with C20 casement in segmental arched opening; remains of timber mill wheel and stone-built wheel house. South side: mill with scattered fenestration; single-storey brick outshut; brick eaves-mounted chimney to left of house gable in random rubble limestone; single-window fenestration to gable with timber lintels; C20 glazed doors to ground floor. East side of house: side of deep stone gable wall to left of C17 small framing; single canted oriel to ground and upper floor; rebuilt brick chimney at junction with late C16 part of house to north; C20 casements in side of brick outshut to right. Interior of late C16 part contains moulded stone fireplace with lozenge decorated moulding-stops. Much internal framing. Interior of mill not accessible for inspection. Formerly corn mill. Timber framed barn to north (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO8683514854