Monument record 0183100000 - CANNON MILL

Summary

Historical records of medieval to twentieth century Cannon Mill

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Type and Period (1)

  • WATERMILL (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0023 m Width 0018
Plan Form - L SHAPED
MILL AT HIGHAM MANOR 1086 DESCRIBED AS A WATERMILL 1312 (EARLY HISTORY); MAY BE IDENTICAL TO CANNON MILL (BI5). ON MAPS OF 1788 & 1825 (BI2-3), OS MAP 1873 (BI4). CEASED WORKING 1935 (BI6). RUINOUS, GRADE III. DEMOLISHED (BI7). PHOTO (BI8). SOMETIMES KNOWN AS MIDDLE MILL (NOTES MILLERS FROM 1784-1937)(BI9)
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Disused in 2006 (B10)

Sources (11)

  • <1>SBC1356 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 1831..
  • <2>SBC6736 Map: JEFFERYS T. 1788. MAP OF BUCKS..
  • <3>SBC1977 Map: BRYANT A. 1825 MAP OF BUCKS..
  • <4>SBC10504 Map: OS 6 INCH (1:10560) MAP 1ST EDITION 1873/83.
  • <5>SBC15467 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP 204, 214.
  • <6>SBC6963 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1887-1935..
  • <7>SBC10082 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD (FILED IN ENVELOPE FILE).
  • <8>SBC11854 Bibliographic reference: PHOTOGRAPH. BCM CHS 97-99..
  • <9>SBC4708 Article in serial: M Everett. 1993. 'CHESHAM TOWN MUSEUM PROJECT', IN JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCH & HIST SOCIETY1993 PP23-26.
  • <10>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.189-190.
  • <11>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.

Location

Grid reference SP 96950 00390 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC14138)

Record last edited

Nov 16 2017 12:56PM

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