The Mill House and attached Mill Bridge (EHER 38851)
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Summary
A timber framed and plastered Mill House, built on a brick plinth, with a red plain tile roof. It formerly had a water mill attached to the right, but now only the mill race bridge remains. It is 17th or 18th century, but may be of earlier origin.
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 8509 1685 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT BRAXTED, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
August 1985. Grade II listed.
A timber framed and plastered Mill House, built on a brick plinth, with a red plain tile roof. It formerly had a water mill attached to the right, but now only the mill race bridge remains. It is 17th or 18th century, but may be of earlier origin.
The building is two storeys and attics, and has a central red brick chimney stack. There are later wings at the rear, and a single storey extension to the right. It has a five-window range of various small paned vertically sliding sash windows, those to ground floor with shutters. On the first floor is a central window and leaded two-light casement with moulded surround, and a flat canopy on brackets. The left return of the attic has a two-light vertically sliding sash window with glazing bars and Gothic heads, and there is a various three-window range under.
The house has a four-panel, two-light door, with a moulded surround, flat canopy on brackets. Attached outbuildings are now incorporated into the house to left of this door. Some timber frame is exposed internally. Attached to left is the original bridge to the mill race and water wheel, which is built of red brick with soldier coping to the south face and moulded brick coping to the north face. One arch adjoins the house with pair of sluice arches to the west, these with restored cutwater. <1>
See photos <2>.