Mill House is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Remand home, house. 2 related planning applications.

Mill House

WRENN ID
bitter-gable-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Type
Remand home, house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

Mill House, originally a house and associated buildings, likely dates to the mid-18th century. It served as the residence for the owner of a nearby mill, which has since been demolished. The house was altered around 1830, probably for George Saul, with subsequent additions in the 19th and 20th centuries. The construction utilizes Flemish bond brick walls and a graduated slate roof, complemented by tall brick chimney stacks. The original building and stables form an F-shaped arrangement.

The main house, facing the road, is two storeys with two bays, adjacent to a five-bay barn which has been converted into rooms. The house features a brick-filled entrance recess and windows with replacement reeded ashlar surrounds, housing casements with 2-light glazing bars and rounded heads on the ground floor. A carved stone roundel is positioned above the entrance, while a dog-tooth brick cornice and squared, angled chimney stacks are also present. The barn has a similar conversion, with filled slit vents and mullioned and cross-mullioned windows in reeded and chamfered ashlar surrounds, incorporating hood moulds and casements with glazing bars. A previously central entrance is now a window, with a 5-light mullioned window retained, and a 20th-century brick bay window to the right. Numerous chimney stacks are visible on the house. Barns extend in a U-shape, enclosing a small yard.

A 20th-century entrance is located to the north of the main house, along with a 20th-century extension to the left, which are excluded from the listing. A mid-19th century brick extension, with sash windows, glazing bars, and similar chimney stacks, is positioned to the right of the entrance, at a right angle; a further 20th-century extension to this is also excluded.

Internally, the ground floor retains moulded plaster ceilings dating to the 1830s. An office and games room feature 19th-century oak panelling with carved wood and moulded stone fireplaces. The estate was acquired in 1824 by George Saul, who likely converted the house into Millbrooke Cottage. The property was sold by the family in 1912 and purchased by the County Council in 1942, when it was converted into a Remand Home in 1944.

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