Building record 1933/6/1 - Windmill Cottage

Windmill, now house. C.1818, altered mid C19 by E.F. Law for William Mackworth-Dolben.

{1} Windmill, now house. C.1818, altered mid C19 by E.F. Law for William Mackworth-Dolben. Squared coursed ironstone with ashlar dressings and C20 plain-tile roof. Circular plan. 4-storey tower. Single, 2- and 3-light stone-mullion windows to ground first and second floors respectively. Single-light gabled window to front and rear of fourth stage and corbelled and castellated parapet; all probably by Law. Single storey one-window range to left has ashlar gable parapets. Circular inscribed tablet a floor window is former millstone with inscribed letters 'REST'. Other inscribed tablets 'WHI and MD' and 'Ex Mill Cottage'. C20 extension to right. Interior not inspected.

{3} Finedon windmill - no longer used as a mill but has been converted into a dwelling house. Now a 'quaint semi-conical stone building with overhanging battlements'. Built by Sir English Dolben in 1818. Ornamented by Mr Mackworth-Dolben. A Finedon Pageant

{4} Four storey tower mill of Northampton sand ironstone built in 1818 for milling corn. About 1850 the mill was converted to a residence, 'Exmill Cottage', the architect EF Law giving it the present Gothic style to meet William Mackworth-Dolben's wishes. The large extension on the north side was built in the 1960s

{6} Two undated photos;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/48 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G04 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100394.

<3> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP97SW(M) (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Finedon (Photographs). SNN111732.

Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 2:38PM