Building record 0176601000 - WEIRHOUSE MILL

Summary

Eighteenth to twentieth century records of watermill at Weirhouse Mill

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  • Listed Building ()
  • Listed Building (II) 1158976: WEIRHOUSE MILL (DBC6479)

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  • WATERMILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Width 0008 Length 0030 m
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
1825 MAP: 'WEIRHOUSE MILL' APPROX AT NGR (B3). 'WEIRHOUSE MILL (CORN)' AT NGR (B4). FLOUR MILL, ON CHESHAM HIGHAM MANOR (B5). EARLY C18, RESTORED, WEATHERBOARDED, 2 STOREYS. FORMER WING SPANNING MILL STREAM DEMOLISHED (B6-7). NO EXTANT MACHINERY; NOW OFFICES (B9). PAPERMILL IN C18 (B10). CEASED WORKING C.1935 (B11).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Working in 2006 (B13)

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
  • <2>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <4>SBC10116 Map: OS 1873/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
  • <5>SBC15696 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP204,214.
  • <6>SBC11049 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP90 SE24,JAN 1960,FILED.
  • <7>SBC3579 Bibliographic reference: DOE 1973 LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURA L OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS SP90 SE 5/113-114.
  • <8>SBC14969 Bibliographic reference: SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO (PER SHORTER A H PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENGLAND 1495-1800).
  • <9>SBC12154 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R MARCH 1984 FIELD VISIT.
  • <10>SBC1719 Bibliographic reference: BIRCH C 1974 BOOK OF CHESHAM P67.
  • <11>SBC6981 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS (TO 1935).
  • <12>SBC4708 Article in serial: M Everett. 1993. 'CHESHAM TOWN MUSEUM PROJECT', IN JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCH & HIST SOCIETY1993 PP23-26.
  • <13>SBC23045 Bibliographic reference: Michael Farley, Edward Legg and James Venn (eds). 2007. The Watermills of Buckinghamshire: A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs. pp.191-192.

Location

Grid reference SP 97390 00260 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2010 12:11PM

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