Mill Hollow

Mill Hollow is a house that was formerly a mill house, dating from the 18th century with a 19th-century attic storey. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a slate roof with brick stacks. The building has an L-plan layout and consists of two storeys, an attic, and a cellar, with three bays.

The entrance is located in the second bay from the left and features a stone hood supported by brackets, leading to a 20th-century six-panel door set in a plain stone frame. To the left of the entrance is a two-light casement window with a wooden lintel, while to the right is a three-light casement window, also with a wooden lintel. The right bay contains a similar three-light window, and the second bay from the right has a one-light window with a wooden lintel. On the first floor, there are three-light windows with wooden lintels in the right bay and the second bay from the right, and a two-light window in the left bay. The attic features two-light casement windows with wooden lintels, except for the second bay from the right, which has a one-light window with a wooden lintel. All windows have 20th-century wooden casements and leaded panes.

Inside, the house includes chamfered spine beams and 18th-century four-panel doors. The left wing, which extends from the left side of the main building, is built of squared coursed limestone and ironstone, also with a slate roof, and has two storeys and two bays. The entrance in the left bay features a plain stone arch and a plank door, along with casement windows that have wooden lintels. The interior of the left wing has not been inspected but is said to contain the remains of an iron mill-wheel from around 1840 in the right bay and the oven of a former bakery in the left bay.

Historically, John Brockliss, the owner of the mill, ordered machinery from Boulton and Watts in 1788. Correspondence regarding this order and specifications from Boulton and Watts can be found in Birmingham Public Library.