Description

GRADE-RUAN POLTESCO SW 71 NW 6/43 Poltesco Mill 9 4 75 GV II

Water mill, building mostly C18 and C19 including datestone F.C.A 1786 with some early work possibly dating from C14. Stone rubble with horizontal timber boarding and slurried scantle slate roof. Square brick chimney. East front with central wide C19 stable door with chamfered lintel above. Central 4-pane window directly above. South front with 2 steps up to wide planned C18 door with timber lintel above. 4-pane window below gabled end with 3 square brick dove holes. Later store built on north-east corner. Rubble base with C20 horizontal timber boarding below on asymmetrical gable end. Partly glazed door with 4-pane window directly above. 17'6" overshot hybrid (metal and timber) wheel dating from the 1870s. 2 pairs of millstones, horizontal gearing complete. Small crucifixion figure (possibly medieval) carved on stone inside building. Mill pool survives.

Listing NGR: SW7240915679

External Links

• Wikidata Q26434707

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