Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
1530
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/06/1952
Date of Amendment
18/10/1996
Name of Property
Rossett Mill
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Rossett
Town
Locality
Rossett
Easting
336462
Northing
357035
Street Side
NW
Location
Situated slightly back from the north-west of the B 5102 Chester Road and to the north of the main village of Rossett. Stands in its own grounds with new stable developments to the rear south of the Alyn Bridge.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
A mill for the villagers of Allington, Gresford, Burton, and Llay was first built on this site in 1544. Intended as a "free" mill to rival the King's Mill at Marford on the opposite side of the road, the original mill was demolished sometime within the next forty years. A new mill, the current building, was built in 1588, and extended in 1661 around which time Sir John Trevor of Trevalyn Hall acquired both mills. In 1710 the millwright Robert Konrick undertook extensive repairs to the floors and waterwall. Further extension took place in the 1820's. The mill was sketched by Turner in 1795.
Exterior
Two storeys, on an accretative H-plan with timber box-framed central section, and limited stone dressings on irregular stone base. Pitch slate roof with new skylights. The earliest part of the mill, to the north dating from 1588, houses the driving machinery including pit wheel, wallower, and large spur wheel. Newly formed stone steps up to former cart entrance and large stone quoins. Roof braces exposed to gable end. Central section of 1661 is box-frame on stone plinth with dated dormer over porch. Quatrefoil timber decoration over main door. Western section is 19th century, of brick construction with filled-in cart door to form window. Single storey extension to west cross-wing.
Interior
Internal inspection not possible at time of re-survey in 1995.
Reason for designation
Listed as an exceptionally fine example of a 16th century timber-framed undershot corn mill.
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