Listed Building: Perio Mill House and attached Mill Buildings (1040242)

Watermill and attached house. Site has medieval origins, but mainly mid C17 to C19. Regular coursed and squared coursed limestone with Colleyweston slate and corrugated asbestos roofs. Mill house is a 2-unit plan. 2 storeys with attic, and 3 storeys. 2-window range of irregularly spaced sash and casement windows, with glazing bars, under wood lintels. Second floor window to left has a moulded stone surround. Evidence of stone surrounds to blocked openings to right. Eaves are on 2 levels. Hipped eaves dormer to right with casement window, and brick and stone stacks at ends. 3-window range attached to right links with Mill buildings. 5 bays; 4-window range of irregularly spaced C19 cast iron windows under shallow brick arches. Part of upper storey, to far right, is brick. Mill race passes under building to right of centre. Rear of house has 2 windows to right, with moulded stone surrounds, and a C20 two-storey extension with porch to left. Mill building attached to left has C19 cast iron windows similar to the front. Interior: House has remains of open fireplace with bressumer. Interior of mill buildings not inspected. There was originally a religious house at Perio dedicated to St. John and St. Martin. It is first mentioned in 1282. Mill was used as a paper mill during C18 and corn mill during C19 and C20. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p163)

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Sep 5 2023 3:48PM