Monument record 0433700000 - FULMER MILL, WEXHAM
Summary
Nineteenth century former windmill known as Fulmer Mill, now a shed
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- WINDMILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 320cm, Height 730cm.
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
MILL BUILT IN 1830 WITH MACHINERY FITTED BY WILLIAM COOPER (B1-2).
SAILS REMOVED C1870 AND TOWER TRUNCATED. USED AS GARDEN SHED (B3).
SURVIVES AS BASE OF WINDMILL, VARI-COLOURED BRICK, CIRCULAR WALLS WITH CASTELLATED TOP. 2 STOREYS. ONLY MILLER LISTED IS SPENCER HOMEWOOD IN 1840'S-50'S (B4-6).
Buildings report held at NMR (B7).
An unusual survival is the cut-down tower mill now in the grounds of Mill Cottage. The walls are rendered and topped with crenellations, quite a common treatment for redundant windmills (B8).
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC5199 Unpublished document: FARNELL M FROM BRO DOCUMENTS Q/DA 23/1, ACCOUNT BO OK OF WILLIAM COOPER. (SEE LETTER, FILED).
- <2>SBC5194 Article in serial: Mary Farnell. 1982. 'The Account Books of William Cooper, Millwright of Aylesbury', in Records of Buckinghamshire 24 pp118-124. Vol 24.
- <3>SBC14604 Bibliographic reference: SMITH A C 1976 WINDMILLS IN BUCKS AND OXON P17, IL LUS. P9..
- <4>SBC5456 Unpublished document: Stanley Freese. 1946. Freese manuscript notes on windmills and watermills of Bucks.
- <5>SBC16327 Bibliographic reference: John Vince. 1976. Windmills in Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns. p19.
- <6>SBC11989 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R AUG 1978 FIELD VISIT.
- <7>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF002009.
- <8>SBC24307 Unpublished document: South Bucks District Council. 2011. Framewood Road Conservation Area Character Appraisal.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 99514 84460 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 17 2025 4:47PM
