Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
82285
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/12/2003
Date of Amendment
12/12/2003
Name of Property
Drysgeirch Mill
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llangyndeyrn
Town
Locality
Crwbin
Easting
245991
Northing
212351
Street Side
Location
On the S side of a minor road opposite the entrance to Wern Farm, approximately 1.6km SW of Crwbin.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
A corn mill built in the 3rd quarter of the C19 and shown on the 1888 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A 2½-storey mill of rubble stone with grey freestone dressings and quoins, and slate roof. The front has a doorway on the R side, reached up external steps (overgrown at the time of inspection) with cambered head, round-headed central window and camber-headed window to the L, all open. In the upper storey are 2 round-headed windows, one retaining iron glazing bars. The asymmetrical R gable end has round-headed windows in each storey and loft, retaining iron glazing bars. In the L gable end is an overshot cast iron waterwheel (original wrought iron buckets are missing), and an iron-framed round-headed loft window.
Interior
The interior is believed to retain much of its machinery, including pit wheel and wallower, and 2 pairs of stones.
Reason for designation
Listed as a substantially intact and rare surviving C19 corn mill said to retain much of its machinery.
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