The Mill, Llandybie

Cadw's description

Location

Beside Afon Marlais to the north east of Llandybie Bridge. Former miller's house immediately to its east.

History

Probably an 18th-century corn mill, said to have been used later to grind silica rock. Mill race carried water from a weir ½ km north on the Afon Marlais. The wheel is said to have been breast-shot. The mill was on the Cawdor estate, for the use of Cawdor tenants; occupied by Daniel and Jane Bowen in 1824. In 1840 it was recorded as mill, homestead and waste in the occupation of Evan Evans. Last worked during the 1914-18 war.

Exterior

Three storey, three window front of axe-dressed limestone roughly brought to courses, facing east towards the miller's house. Gabled asbestos roof with axe-dressed stone stack to the south end. Small rectangular fixed-light openings with mullions to second floor; windows to first and ground floors with cambered head linings and mullions and transoms; one segmental-headed window and two segmental-headed entrances on ground floor.
Rubble masonry in the south gable end. Doors to the ground and first storeys. A flight of wooden steps which formerly led to the upper entrance has disappeared. Small cambered-head opening at left; blocked opening beneath.
Full-width projection to the rear (west) side, under a catslide continuation of the main roof in slates. Segmental arches over two door openings; near the eaves is a small boxed bearing in which a pillow block survives.
Single storey stone shed at the north end, in tandem, with informal shedding roofed in corrugated steel at its rear.

Interior

No mill machinery remains.

Reason for designation

A village corn mill of considerable character retaining its relationship to its listed miller's house.