Monument record 0441101000 - TAPLOW MILLS
Summary
Medieval and post-medieval documentary references to a fulling mill at Taplow.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) FULLING MILL (First mentioned 1281, 13th Century to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1599 AD)
- (Former Type) WATERMILL (13th Century to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
IN 1281 MERTON PRIORY LEASED A FULLING MILL WITH DYERS ISLAND ('INSULA TINCTORI') TO JOHN THE DYER. THE ISLAND, LATER KNOWN AS 'TENTERETT', NOW PART OF GLEN ISLAND. IN 1523, THE FULLING MILL WAS LEASED TO JOHN HOLDERNESS, WHOSE FAMILY WERE TENANTS UNTIL 1605, WHEN SIR HENRY GUILFORD OBTAINED IT. LEGAL DISPUTE OF 1612 SUGGESTS THE MILL HAD BEEN OUT OF USE FOR SOME TIME (B1-3). NGR to Taplow Mills.
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Paper Mills working in 2006 while Fulling Mill pumping water (B13).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC14061 Unpublished document: Grace Scrimgeour & Mike Farley. 1987. 'TAPLOW & ITS SETTING' pp20-21 (DRAFT MANUSCRIPT).
- <2>SBC15714 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP243-244.
- <3>SBC2079 Bibliographic reference: 1940. BUCKS RECORD SOC 4 1940 P36 FEET OF FINES, BUCKS.. Vol 4.
- <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.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9040 8206 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 29 2023 2:31PM
