Building record 0287101000 - MILL HOUSE, 191 HIGH STREET

Summary

Seventeenth century or earlier timber-framed watermill and adjoining seventeenth century mill house at Town Mill

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1221801: MILL HOUSE (DBC6631)

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Type and Period (3)

  • MILL HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • WATERMILL (17th Century - 1600 AD? to 1699 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD? to 1699 AD)

Description

Plan Form - L SHAPED
C17 OR EARLIER HOUSE OF 2 STOREYS & ATTIC, ATTACHED TO WATERMILL (B6).
Grade II. C17, former water mill and house. Brick chequer pattern to front of red stretchers. Grey headers. Old tile roof with coped gables, end brick stacks, coved cornice. Two storeys, plinth, first floor band. Seven windows, five in centre cross mullion and transome type, end windows single light transomed only. Old leaded glazing, segmental arches to ground floor. Central 6-panel door with rectangular fanlight and hood. Gable walls with first and attic floorbands. C17 or earlier timber framed range attached to north-east corner, now converted to living accommodation, altered. Red brick infill, tiled roof, two gabled eaves dormers modern ground floor casements. Rear elevation and interior altered. (RCHM I p6 MON 24)(B10).

Sources (2)

  • <6>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p6.
  • <10>SBC19816 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Amersham, Chesham Bois and Coleshill. p42.

Location

Grid reference SU 95318 97525 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13590)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 6:12PM

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