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Situated on the River Nene at Warmington, near
Peterborough, Warmington Mill, an early 19th Century
watermill owned by Elton Estates Co Ltd, was restored
and converted for letting. The brief for the conversion
work was compiled with the end user and tenant
in mind which was to be Fired Earth Ltd. However,
in the event of the termination of their lease
after the 10 year period, the build can be converted
easily for requirements of a future tenant. The
brief for Fired Earth was to maximise possible
sales floor area which totals 313 square metres
with associated staff, WC and storage facilities.
Car parking was provided for some 20 cars on the
land to the south gable of the mill with pedestrian
access to the mill via a new timber deck that
spans from the car park over the mill race to
the main entrance door situated between the mill
races. Upon entering the building a gallery to
the first floor provides a double hieght space
top the main entrance and the upper two floors
are accessible via a new oak staircase.
An internal fire escape staircase to the north
gable of the building and a new external spiral
staircase to the south gable of the building directly
under the existing luccam, provide fire escape
circulation. In order to maximise sales floor
area, both mill races were built over with a suspended
cast in situ concrete floor and the existing oak
queen post trusses to the second floor were modified
by lifting the central section of the tie beam
to make circulation possible.
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