Quorn Mill, Leicester Road, Quorn (Locally Listed)

Geo: 52.7429, -1.1687
Date ListedThu 17th June, 2004
CategoryLocally Listed Building
AddressQuorn Mill Leicester Road Quorn LE12 8FL
GradeLocally Listed
Grid ReferenceSK5621516471
Conservation AreaQuorn
Description

Corn Mill. C16 in origin. Milling ceased 1894, when mill race sealed and mill wheel removed. Evidence remains of a tunnel under farmyard which carried mill race water into a stream below the site. Owned by Farnham family and sold 1933. Now farm operated by Parkers of Leicester. Remodelled C20. Mountsorell granite, rendered / colour washed on front elevation. Pitched roof reclad with concrete tiles. 2 brick ridge stacks. C20 remodelling includes replacement windows and a porch. Adjacent granite stone barns, probably C18, also re-roofed.

The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.