Mill House (EHER 34358)
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Summary
A house dating to the 18th century. It is timber framed, plastered and roofed with handmade red clay tiles. It is formed from three bays facing NW, with central stack, forming a lobby-entrance. The name refers to a windmill which formerly stood 100 metres to the NE.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1950 2767 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT OAKLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Listed building description
A house dating to the 18th century. It is timber framed, plastered and roofed with handmade red clay tiles. It is formed from three bays facing NW, with central stack, forming a lobby-entrance. There is a full-length original out-shut at rear, roofed with red clay pantiles, and small 20th century extension to rear of it. There is also a 19th century single-storey extension to right, front wall of plastered brick, other walls of concrete, roofed with red clay pantiles and an early 19th century single-storey lean-to extension to left, with internal stack at rear, roofed with machine-made red clay tiles. The main building is two storeys. The house has two wood-burning hearths, reduced for 20th century grates, and an early 19th century cast iron ducknest grate in left extension. There are chamfered beams with lamb's tongue stops in rear outshut. Main frame of hardwood, jointed and pegged, exposed in right ground floor room and on first floor. It has an early 19th century half-glazed internal door to left extension. The name refers to a windmill which formerly stood 100 metres to the NE. <1> <2>