Monument record 0444400000 - NEW, KINGS OR BRYANTS MILL
Summary
Site of eighteenth to twentieth century paper-mill.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- PAPER MILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
- WATERMILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
1788, 1825 MAPS 'NEW (PAPER) MILL' APPROX AT NGR (B1-2).
'PAPER MILL' AT NGR (B3).
A PAPER MILL IN 1779. TAKEN OVER BY WYCOMBE MARSH MILLS, 1898. IRON WHEEL. BELIEVED TO HAVE CLOSED C.1958. NO REMAINS OF BUILDINGS (B4-5).
EXCISE NO 417 (1779) (B6).
1725, 1733 R BECK INSURED 'NEW MILLS' (B7).
CEASED WORKING C.1935 (B8).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Derelict in 2006 (B8).
The earliest known reference to the watermill ocurs in 1725, and the last documented reference is 1960 (B9).
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
- <2>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
- <3>SBC10145 Map: OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
- <4>SBC2611 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/1977 WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS (OXFORD EXTRA MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
- <5>SBC14536 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENG LAND 1495-1800.
- <6>SBC8286 Bibliographic reference: MAYES L J, HIGH WYCOMBE.
- <7>SBC6980 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS (TO 1935 EDITION).
- <8>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.154-155.
- <9>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p40.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89900 91040 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 25 2026 4:00PM
