Westmill

Heritage listing

Details WESTMILL ROAD TL 31 NW (East side) Westmill 4/7 Westmill 24.1.67 GV II This asset was previously listed twice under List entry 1089151 in Ware Rural Civil Parish. This entry was removed from the list on 01/12/2014. Watermill, now a house. C17 or earlier (said to be rebuilt 1580 with 2 wheels), stopped working 1926, converted to house 1961 retaining one wheel. Brickwork plastered generally (timber frame said to survive in walls) but red brick curved shaped gable on S end. Steep old red tile roof. A long 2-storeys building, bridging the River Rib with 2 arched openings from the mill pond on the E side, and a single arched forebridge on the W. Irregular 6-windows W front divided by arched opening to wheels in centre, now the house entrance. S half has late C18 domestic features with 3 recessed sash windows to upper floor, panelled and half-glazed front door under a flat hood, and a canted bay window with sashes of 6/6:12/12:6/6 panes. Recessed casement windows on both floors in N half but segmental moulded doorhood at rear carried on C18 scrolled acanthus consoles formerly on the front. Notable shaped gable end on S in irregular brickwork, with raised floorbands. Listing NGR: TL3384816321 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 356112 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.