The Mill, Leat Wall And Stable, About 30 Metres West Of The Old Millhouse

The Mill, along with the leat wall and stable, is located about 30 meters west of the Old Millhouse in Buckland St Mary. This flour mill, now used as a store, dates from the late 18th to early 19th century. The mill is constructed from random rubble chert with quoins and kneelers on the south gable end, while the north gable end is timber-framed with brick infill. It has a plain clay tile roof and a two-cell plan facing east, featuring a mill wheel on the north front. The building stands two storeys high with a loft and has two bays. The right bay contains original three-light wooden leaded casements, which are in poor condition, while the left bay has original stable-type doors with a continuous wooden lintel above the ground floor opening. There is a small lean-to addition in the center with a concrete lintel over the waterwheel opening on the right. The right return features a 20th-century many-paned wooden window in the gable end and a concrete lintel over the waterwheel opening. The overshot waterwheel, which has a cast iron frame with wooden spokes and paddles, was in poor condition at the time of the survey in December 1985. The rear elevation has a partly blocked two-light Ham stone flat chamfered mullioned window. Inside, the shaft drive and machinery are still in place, but the fabric is in poor condition. The south gable wall has been rebuilt, though it is unclear if it fell out or if the building originally extended further south. The leat wall, which is about 2 meters high and made of random rubble chert, is located at the north-west corner and was restored in the 20th century. The stable, dating from the 19th century, is also built from random rubble chert and has a triple Roman tile roof. It is a single storey with two square-headed openings. The right return has a semicircular-headed opening to a culvert, and the entire group is part of a significant collection with the millhouse to the east.