Monument record 0520300000 - ROWLEY FARM CORN & SAWMILL
Summary
Nineteenth century watermill moved to Rowley Farm
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- SAW MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- WATERMILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- CORN MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Original mill stood by Sawmill Cottages (TQ 00608293). Mill transferred to yard of Rowley Farm in red brick Swiss chalet-style building which housed sawmill & cornmill. Water piped underground from Black Park lake to turbine (B1-2).
Buildings and some machinery survives: possible restoration (B3).
Report on proposed works to the cornmill and sawmill (B5).
Report on state of Rowley Farm Mill in 1989 (B6).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC5459 Unpublished document: FREESE S 1946 MS. NOTES.
- <2>SBC6612 Unpublished document: Council for British Archaeology. 1969. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 83 08 (BU7).
- <3>SBC12193 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R OCT 1982 FIELD VISIT.
- <4>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: District of South Bucks.
- <5>SBC24209 Unpublished document: J Kenneth Major. 2002. The Cornmill and Sawmill, Rowley Farm, Wexham.
- <6>SBC24219 Unpublished document: J Kenneth Major. 1989. Rowley Farm Mill, Wexham, Buckinghamshire.
- <7>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p45.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 00470 82860 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: National Record of Industrial Monuments (National Recording Project) (EBC18866)
Record last edited
Jul 8 2026 4:32PM
