Monument record 0520300000 - ROWLEY FARM CORN & SAWMILL

Summary

Nineteenth century watermill moved to Rowley Farm

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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 (6)

  • <1>SBC5459 Unpublished document: FREESE S 1946 MS. NOTES.
  • <2>SBC6612 Index: J Kenneth Major. 1969. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 83 08 (FILED ).
  • <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SBC24209 Unpublished document: J Kenneth Major. 2002.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SBC24219 Unpublished document: J Kenneth Major. 1989.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.

Location

Grid reference TQ 00470 82860 (point)
Civil Parish WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 4 2024 2:20PM

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