Listed Building: Mill Hollow (1040417)

House, formerly Mill house. C18 with C19 attic storey. Coursed limestone rubble, slate roof brick stacks. L-plan. 2 storeys, attic and cellar, 3 bays. Entrance in second bay from left has stone hood on brackets and C20 six-panel door in plain stone frame. 2-light casement window with wood lintel to left. 3-light casement window with wood lintel to right. Similar window in right bay and one-light window with wood lintel in second bay from right. 3-light windows with wood lintels in right bay and second bay from right on first floor. 2-light window in left bay. 2-light casement windows with wood lintels in attic, except in second bay from right with one-light window and wood lintel. All have C20 wood casements and leaded panes. Chamfered spine beam. 4-panel doors. Wing extending from left side. Squared coursed limestone and ironstone, slate roof, 2 storeys and attic, 2 bays. Entrance in left bay with plain stone arch and plank door, and casement windows with wood lintels. Interior: House has chamfered spine beams in ground floor room and C18 four-panel doors. Interior of left wing not inspected but said to have the remains of an iron mill-wheel of c.1840 in the right bay and the oven of a former bakery in the left bay. John Brockliss, the owner of the mill, ordered machinery from Boulton and Watts in 1788. Letters concerning this order and specifications by Boulton and Watts are in Birmingham Public Library.

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May 26 2023 9:26AM