Newmills

Detached five-bay three-storey former corn mill, built c. 1800, and extended c. 1870, having single-storey over basement coach house to the south-east end of the front elevation (south-west), and with external water wheel, c. 1907, attached to the south-east side elevation of main mill building. Possibly retaining fabric of earlier corn mill to site (see RMP DG060-016----). Restored c. 1990 and now in use as a mill museum. Pitched natural (purple) slate roof having terracotta and blue clay ridges tiles, raised rendered coping to north-west gable end, timber louvered vent to ridge having pyramid metal capping over, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with two red brick chimneystack. White washed rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with painted concrete sills, and painted timber lintels over, and with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorways and loading bays with timber lintels, and battened timber doors. Square-headed carriage-arch to the south-west gable end of former coach house having timber lintel, and with battened timber double-doors. Timber post and beam structure internally with remains of machinery and millstones, sorting buckets, sieves, bucket elevators, fans and a sack hoist etc. Retaining wall to west and mill race with sluice gate to north-west of adjacent flax mill building (see 40829002) to south. Flagstone paving surrounding mill with gravelled area to south and mature trees to north and east. Attached breastshot water wheel to the south-west having metal spokes, buckets, and superstructure. Water wheel supplied by elevated timber headrace supported on timber brackets and operated by timber sluice mechanism. Tailrace discharges into River Swilly adjacent to the north. Gateway to the south-west comprising a pair of rubble stone gate piers (on circular-plan) having wrought-iron flat bar gates.