Description

SW 73 NW STITHIANS KENNAL VALE

2/265 Mill at SW74903736
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GV II

Water mill for grinding gunpowder. Early-mid C19. Built for the Kennal Vale
Gunpowder Works. Dressed granite and granite rabble. Roofless. Gable end on the
left.
Plan: Rectangular plan 2-storey blocks which originally had basements to house the
gearing and with the millstones to the upper floors. Built into bank at rear and
originally powered by water from leat parallel to rear.
Exterior: 2 storeys (stone floor over basement). Symmetrical 2 window east-south-
east front. Tall central wheelpit opening flanked by 2 identical 1 window fronts.
Each front has small basement opening and large opening above. Doorways into end
walls.
Interior not inspected. Possibly there is machinery and millstones.
This mill is one of a group of 6 similar mills which survive in the beautiful Kennal
Valley. This mill is the only one with a gable end.

Listing NGR: SW7490437363

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26434876

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