Monument record 0183200000 - LORD'S MILL, WATERSIDE

Summary

Site of Medieval to twentieth century watermill known as Lord's Mill, demolished in 1988

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • WATERMILL (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1945 AD)
  • CORN MILL (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WATERMILL (11th Century to 17th Century - 1000 AD to 1660 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0017 m Width 0008
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
1788, 1825 MAPS MARK WATERMILL HERE (B6-7).
'LORDS MILL, CORN' AT NGR (B8).
C17 WITH ADJOINING HOUSE (01:0 00). RESTORED C19, CEASED USING WATER POWER C1914. USED AS SEED STORE, NOW DERELICT BUT MAY BE MACHINERY INSIDE (B1-5,B10).
C18 MILLERS NAMED (B9).
PART OF CHESHAM HIGHAM MANOR? (B2).
NOW DEMOLISHED (B11).
LORDS MILL WAS VALUED AT 10 SHILLINGS IN 1086 & IS THE OLDEST MILL ON THIS PART OF THE CHESS. THE BUILDINGS WERE RECONSTRUCTED IN 1660. THE MILLER IN 1783 WAS JAMES TUFFNEL. IN 1833 IT WAS OCCUPIED BY CHARLOTTE FOX & ACQUIRED BY GEORGE ROSE OF AMY MILL IN 1864. OWNED BY W E WRIGHT & SONS IN 1935 (B12).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Working by electricity in 2006 (B13).
Heritage Statement (B15).

Sources (15)

  • <1>SBC12751 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P96.
  • <2>SBC15695 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP204, 214.
  • <3>SBC10857 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 90 SE 13 (FILED).
  • <4>SBC6943 Bibliographic reference: KELLY'S DIRECTORIES OF BUCKS (TO 1915).
  • <5>SBC12194 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R OCT 1983 FIELD VISIT.
  • <6>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <7>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <8>SBC10117 Map: OS 1873/83 1ST EDITION SIX-INCH MAP.
  • <9>SBC12389 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO REF: L/P/15 AND 16 )..
  • <10>SBC3578 Bibliographic reference: DOE 1973 LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURA L OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS SP90 SE 5/110 & 284.
  • <11>SBC12168 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R MAY 1988.
  • <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.188-189.
  • <14>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.
  • <15>SBC24946 Unpublished document: Iceni Projects Ltd. 2017. Lord's Mill, Chesham: Heritage Statement.

Location

Grid reference SP 96460 00720 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13571)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17961)

Record last edited

Nov 16 2017 5:48PM

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