Survey Data
Reg No
14943003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Miller's house
In Use As
House
Date
1840 - 1880
Coordinates
213373, 192557
Date Recorded
23/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached T-plan three-bay two-storey miller's house, built c.1860, with flanking bays. Located south of Fancroft Mills. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with stucco quoins. Stucco string course separated ground from first floor. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows, stone sills and stucco architrave surrounds. Wyatt windows to ground floor garden elevation. Decorative coloured glass to windows in projecting entrance bay. Square-headed door opening with stucco architrave surround and timber panelled and glazed door. L-plan outbuilding abutting house to west. Enclosed yard to east of house.
Appraisal
This miller's house is located immediately south of the now disused Fancroft Mills. The modest form of the house is enhanced by the retention of many original features and the wonderful gardens provide a positive setting for the house.