| Property Name | Wallbridge Mill, The Retreat, Frome, Somerset | |
| Property Location | view map | |
| Property Type | 2 bedroom detached house | |
| Price | £675,000 | |
| Status | ARCHIVE | |
| For further information & viewings, contact | Cooper & Tanner tel: 01373455060 e-mail: Web: |
A modernised Grade II listed Watermill with 2 bedrooms (planning permission for a further 4) and office space, located on its own island in the River Frome.
Stone. Tiles (two buildings), and insulated industrial sheeting. Micro hydro plant. Capacity 11kWh. 35,000kWh unit production per year.
£3,000 of electricity is generated each year of which £1,000 is sold to the National Grid. Double glazing, insultated roof.
| Kitchen | 5.94 x 2.67 |
| Lounge | 11.89 x 4.95 |
| Dining | |
| Bedroom 1 | 6.02 x 3.35 |
| Bedroom 2 | 5.41 x 4.95 |
| Other Rooms | First floor reception (used as office) 7.2m x 4.95m, Main office 9.07m x 8.61m, Office kitchen 3.58m x 1.91m, Office shower room, Office WC. North building - part converted (new roof and floors), planning permission for four bedrooms and four bathrooms |
| Details of Heating | Electricity plus wood burners |
| Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc. | unknown |
| Ground Rent | |
| Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHER |
Down to river, lawn and grass. Garden total 1 acre island approx. Riverside orchard (29 trees), vegetable garden, greenhouse, mature trees.
| Parking facilities | Garage Driveway Off-road parking |
| Secure bicycle storage? | Yes |
| Nearest shop/Post Office | 1.00km |
| Nearest leisure facilities | 1.60km |
| Nearest train station | 500m |
| Nearest bus-stop to main town/city | 250m |
This is a charming 19th Century Water Mill, dating partly from the 17th Century, and located, on its own island of approximately 1 acre, on the edge of Frome.
*The property was converted by its current owner, and part of this conversion was to restore the mill's turbine so that it could produce its own electricity. This was achieved successfully, and the property uses approximately one third of the electricity it produces, selling the remainder back to the National Grid.
The planning permission at the Mill was joint residential and commercial, and the centre section has been designed with a fully insulated sheet metal roof to stay inkeeping with the industrial nature of the site. The third section is a former 17th Century Mill building and this is part converted with planning permission for a residential conversion with four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
The main building is arranged over three floors, with the ground floor being used for utility and storage, this is also where the turbine, machinery and mains services are sited. The first floor is laid out as an office suite with a guest bedroom and bathroom. The main living area is on the second floor, which is an open plan vaulted room, with a kitchen, shower room and galleried mezzanine floor accessed via a metal spiral staircase.
The property has 20 telephone lines.
The conversion won a RIBA design award.
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Details last updated: 2007-11-22 15:22:18
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