There are many other interesting and
beautiful buildings in Barton Mills, and the following are just a few snippets
of interesting information:
Pedlar's Patch is probably some 400 years old. Local history holds
that the bargees used to stop here when barges still plied their trade along the
Lark.
The Old Reading Room was converted from a house plus reading room to
one dwelling about twenty years ago. Prior to that the rector lived there.
In the recent past, The Old Rectory has had periods as both a school
and as a restaurant.
46 The Street is another converted home, which was originally three
dwellings. The eastern end was originally a smithy.
The Baptist Chapel, which is listed in White's Directory, was struck
by lightning as soon as it was built and then rapidly rebuilt.
Barton House has enjoyed many incarnations. It was once a school, and
more recently flats for U.S. personnel from RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall.
It is now a private dwelling.
The Dhoon, or 19 Penny Royal House as it was originally known, was for
a time the home of Alexander Fleming, and there are still people in Barton Mills
who were invited to his garden parties as children. It now stands on only a
portion of its original grounds, some of which were taken to build it's
neighbouring house and Staunch Cottage.
White Lodge was a nursing home at one time.
The Rectory has a plaque on the wall giving its history. It was
rebuilt about 20 years ago, but the front was rebuilt exactly the same as the
original.