Villages near Dorking

Heritage windows in Mickleham: brick, flint and the conservation area under Box Hill

Mickleham lies in the Mole valley between Dorking and Leatherhead, with Box Hill rising to the east and Norbury Park across the river and the A24. The dual carriageway now bypasses the village, which leaves its old street quiet and well preserved.

How the village is built

The parish church of St Michael has a Norman west tower and flint walls, with a Norbury chapel of chequerboard flint and clunch, and part of its roof in Horsham stone slabs. The Old House, dated 1636, is built entirely of red brick with gables and moulded brick details, and is listed Grade II*.

Conservation area and listed buildings

The Mickleham conservation area is small, about 16 hectares, but holds 21 listed buildings. Among them are the church and its lych gate, The Old House, Mickleham Hall, Mickleham Cottage, the almshouses, Elm Cottages, Byttom Cottage, the Running Horses inn and Box Hill School. If your house is on that list, window changes need listed building consent. Mickleham is not one of the places with an Article 4 direction, so an unlisted house in the conservation area can usually replace windows with ones of similar appearance. Confirm with Mole Valley's property lookup.

What usually fits

On the listed buildings, timber made to match. On unlisted cottages, flush casements in a soft colour with bars copied from the originals. Where a house was built with sashes, a uPVC sash in a heritage colour is the usual replacement. Juniper Hall, in the hamlet of Fredley, is run by the Field Studies Council and is not a typical home, but it shows how much the older buildings set the tone.

Mickleham and Westhumble

The River Mole separates Mickleham from Westhumble, though most of Westhumble falls in Mickleham's church parish. The two have very different houses; see the Westhumble page.

More on flush casements and sash windows. Background: Mickleham on Wikipedia.