Felin Crewi

Felin Crewi is a late 18th-century corn mill complex, situated around a mill pond. The site comprises four main blocks: a tall three-storey mill to the right, a lower, narrower former stable block with accommodation above in the centre, a single-storey kiln to the left, and a former miller’s house to the rear, which has been modernised with additions.

The three-storey, three-window mill is constructed of local grey rubble stone with long quoins, and has a slate roof. It features irregular openings and late 20th-century small-pane wooden windows, including casements and top-hung windows of various sizes, mainly under concrete lintels. An entrance is located to the left of the mill, with late 20th-century split-doors under a timber lintel, accessed by stone steps. Two windows are positioned to the right of the door. A string-course runs along the front of the building, above the entrance. Three irregular windows are on the first floor, and three skylights illuminate the second floor. A large iron water-wheel is attached to the right-hand gable end, with the mill pond dammed above it. A window is offset to the right at first-floor level, and a gable window is at the second-floor level. The return side has a gable window lighting the second floor, and windows offset to the right at first and ground floor levels, in front of the adjoining stable block.

The lower, narrower former stable block is three storeys and two windows, constructed of painted rubble stone with a slate roof. A wide entrance is located to the right, containing split doors with an adjacent window and timber boarding. There is irregular late 20th-century small-pane wooden glazing, with two windows to the left of the entrance, the first and second floors each featuring two windows. Adjoining the stable block to the left is a single-storey former kiln, also of painted rubble stone, with a hipped slate roof that slopes down to the left. It has a boarded door to the right and two windows to the left. The return side of the kiln has two large skylights to the roof pitch, and further left, a two-storey gabled bay containing a casement window above a boarded door.

The mill houses a complete set of machinery, re-introduced during a restoration in 1985. The basic timber structure inside the mill is original, though features such as floors and stairs were altered in 1985 to improve public access and safety. On the ground floor at the right end, a full set of machinery is visible through a timber-framed partition with a glass screen. This includes a cast iron spur wheel, which drives the stones on the first floor, a gear wheel, and weighting machinery to the right. A beam, not in its original position, is inscribed 'HW 1759'. There are late 20th-century stairs to the first floor, which contains a pair of millstones and a wheel for a sack hoist. The ceiling features stop-chamfered cross beams. The loft has timber partitions and king-post roof trusses, but modern purlins.