Gelt Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1984. Water corn mill. 1 related planning application.
Gelt Mill
- WRENN ID
- open-slate-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1984
- Type
- Water corn mill
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gelt Mill is a disused water corn mill built in 1775, located on the site of an earlier mill and incorporating some of its features, with 20th-century alterations. The building is constructed of red sandstone rubble and has Welsh slate roofs that were added in the late 1970s, along with rebuilt stone chimney stacks. It consists of three joined structures: the mill with a wheel house, a central loading bay/kiln, and a granary/storehouse on the left.
The mill is three storeys tall, with two storeys at the rear, and features an arched entrance with impost blocks and a keystone, surrounded by inscriptions from successive millers. The windows are unglazed and have plain surrounds. There is a two-storey, one-bay lean-to extension on the right front with similar openings. To the right, there is a single-storey, one-bay wheel house that contains an iron mill wheel.
Inside the mill, the original machinery for grinding is still present, although it is partly dismantled. The loading bay/kiln is two storeys high and has a plank door with a keyed flat arch, along with a loft above. The storehouse/granary, which is also two storeys and has two bays, has been altered with 20th-century windows at the front and rear. The mill pond at the back is now dry, and the stream has been diverted away from the mill. At the time of the resurvey, the building was in the process of being converted.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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