List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: NETHER ALDERLEY MILL AND DAM WALL
List entry Number: 1139592
Location
NETHER ALDERLEY MILL AND DAM WALL, CONGLETON ROAD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire East | Unitary Authority | Nether Alderley |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 25-Jul-1952
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 58297
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SJ 87 NW NETHER ALDERLEY C.P. CONGLETON ROAD
(East Side)
4/130 Nether Alderley Mill and
Dam Wall
25/7/1952
GV II*
Water Mill: late C16, machinery of 1850 and 1871, restored 1967-70
for National Trust. Ashlar buff-pink sandstone. Kerridge stone-slate
roof, stone ridge. Rectangular plan with water entering at roof
level. West front has long cat-slide roof with 4 louvred raking
dormers. 3 openings in low wall, with a 4-board door with iron strap
hinges at left approached by 3 stone steps. Both gables have a
herriqgboned timber truss and in the left side is a rebated 4-light
chamfered stone mullion (one mullion surviving) and in right side a
chamfered stone doorcase.
Interior: On 4 levels through which 2 massive oak posts pass,
supporting arch braced queen post roof trusses, with wind-braced
purlins and ridge. Contains 2 overshot water wheels, one below the
other and the remaining working machinery to drive 2 pairs of French
stones. Attached to south is complex of brick vaulted chambers of
drying kiln, the perforated floor of which is now concreted over.
Immediately behind the mill and joined by the penstock is the ashlar
dam wall, which is contemporary with the mill.
See C Boucher, Nether Alderley Mill, National Trust Guide 1978.
Listing NGR: SJ8434076239
Selected Sources
- Article Reference - Title: Nether Alderley Mill - Date: 1978 - Journal Title: National Trust Guide
National Grid Reference: SJ 84340 76239
Map
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