Úbislavice 56, Watermill and cultural monument in Úbislavice, Czech Republic.
Úbislavice 56 is a historic watermill in the village of the same name that was recognized as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The building displays the typical structure of a grain mill powered by water with stone masonry.
Jiráňův mlýn is first documented in 1405, making it one of the older recorded mills in the Jičín district. It was rebuilt in 1813, which gave the mill its present one-storey form with a timbered upper floor. By 1930 it ran a single overshot wheel on the Úlibický stream, with a flow of 0.055 m³/s, a 9.2 m head and an output of 4.03 kW.
The mill and the house share one roof but are separate in layout; the timber upper floor has a continuous gallery, and the three-part gable faces southeast. The sandstone base of roughly worked irregular blocks levels the sloping ground. Stables were added at right angles to the road, their vaulted brick rooms with pilasters and boarding.
The mill stands on Úlibický potok right beside the through road in Úbislavice, its eave side running parallel to the road, so it is seen from the street rather than entered. The building is partly cellared, with a passageway through the ground floor and stables set at right angles to the street.
In 1930 the mill ran a single overshot wheel: flow 0.055 m³/s, head 9.2 m, output 4.03 kW. The mill building and the dwelling sit under one roof but are laid out separately, and the sandstone footing of rough irregular blocks levels the sloping ground by the Úlibický stream.
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