House For Sale £1,650,000
A Grade II listed 19th century four storey mill tower and modern mill house, with wrap around gardens, a separate triple garage with stables and paddocks in a village location surrounded by open countryside. On a raised site with its own grounds, the painted mill tower is visible beyond Blakesley village, its position giving panoramic views over the countryside, especially from the tower rooms.
The current owners acquired the derelict mill tower about 26 years ago and since then have restored its fabric, preserved its original features, and built a contemporary house alongside, which complements the Victorian building. The tower, dated 1832 by the stone plaque on the front, is built of red brick laid in English bond and rises to a new domed roof.
Whilst the workings have long since gone, the flavour of the mill’s heritage is retained: a platform at the front for grain carts is unchanged, once functional ironwork is still imbedded and the internal brickwork is exposed. The modern brick mill house with brick piers and a slate roof, is designed in a 60 degree arc, and curves around, but does not affect the tower.
The current owners acquired the derelict mill tower about 26 years ago and since then have restored its fabric, preserved its original features, and built a contemporary house alongside, which complements the Victorian building. The tower, dated 1832 by the stone plaque on the front, is built of red brick laid in English bond and rises to a new domed roof.
Whilst the workings have long since gone, the flavour of the mill’s heritage is retained: a platform at the front for grain carts is unchanged, once functional ironwork is still imbedded and the internal brickwork is exposed. The modern brick mill house with brick piers and a slate roof, is designed in a 60 degree arc, and curves around, but does not affect the tower.
