Description

CROXDALE AND HETT THE AVENUE
NZ 2737
(South side, off)
Croxdale Estate
17/49 The Mill House
II
Former mill house now private house, c.1771 with mid C19 wing. Coursed
sandstone rubble and Welsh slate roofs. Dressed stone and brick chimney
stacks. 3-storey, 3-bay main block has flush squared quoins. Central
replaced 4-panel door and 4-pane overlight. Replaced 4-pane sashes, and small
square 4-pane lights on top floor, in openings with alternating jambs, flush
lintels and projecting sills. Roof with ridge stack at right. Taller,
flat-coped gable end on left return is all that remains of former paper mill
rebuilt 1771-2. Similar height, 2-storey gable-fronted wing at right.
Projecting external chimney on gable end. 2-bay right return with full-height
canted wood bay. Roof, with bracketed eaves, has coped gables and shaped
kneelers. 2-storey, 2-bay added outshut under pent roof on rear of main
block. Roof of main block has 4 adzed A-frame trusses, crossed at ridge and
carrying 3 levels of purlins.

Listing NGR: NZ2712037730

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26413987

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)