Monument record 0402100000 - SHIFT MILL
Summary
Eighteenth to nineteenth century records of watermill
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- WATERMILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
1788 WATERMILL APPROX NGR(BI1). 1814 &1825 'SHIFT MILL' APPROX NGR (BI2). POSS THAT WHEN THE UPPER MILL WAS ABANDONED MILL MOVED TO SITE LOWER DOWN AT BACK OF PRESENT RECREATION GROUND HENCE NAME 'SHIFT' BUT EVEN THIS MILL LONG GONE(BI3). MADE UP BANK, FAR END OF ASHBROOK REC. IS THE OLD MILL TRACK(BI4).
Plan of Wendover Canal c.1800 shows 'Lucas Mill' at roughly this point (B5).
Historical notes (B5)
Sources (6)
- ---SBC23031 Unpublished document: Michael Farley. 2007. Notes on plan of Wendover Canal.
- <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
- <2>SBC10093 Map: OS 1814 2-INCH DRAFT MAP/BRYANT A1825 MAP OF BUCKS (NGR ESTIMATED BY A R PIKE).
- <3>SBC16505 Bibliographic reference: WEST L H 1909 HISTORY OF WENDOVER PP20-21.
- <4>SBC14727 Bibliographic reference: SNOW R(ED)1972 NEW HISTORY OF WENDOVER PP20-21.
- <5>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. p.108.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 86600 09200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 27 2023 7:49PM
