Towcester Mill

Towcester Mill is a former watermill, dating to 1794, now used as an antique warehouse. It is constructed of coursed squared ironstone with 20th-century red brick additions, and has plain-tile roofs and stone end stacks. The original building is three storeys high with an attic. It spans the mill race and features a central double-leaf, part-glazed door in the gable end facing the lane, with a segmental-arched head. A similar door is located on the first floor to the left, along with a small one-light window with a timber lintel to the second floor. A three-light casement window, also with a segmental-arched head, is situated in the gable. A limestone datestone is positioned above this window. Similar casements are present on the first floor of the left side elevation, and one- and two-light casements with timber lintels are on the second floor. A segmental-headed archway traverses the mill race. The building has quoins, hollow-chamfered stone eaves, and stone-coped gables with kneelers. A single-storey brick extension with hipped and lean-to slate roofs adjoins the left side. A three-storey early 20th-century brick extension is set at right angles to the right, and features ironstone quoins. A hexagonal brick tower, built in 1937, is not considered to be of architectural significance. Internally, some original mill machinery remains.