Monument record 0525700000 - BANK WINDMILLS/LEE WINDMILL

Summary

Post-medieval windmill marked on twentieth century map and remaining mound recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Earthwork of possible Medieval windmill mound

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Type and Period (1)

  • WINDMILL MOUND? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 0150 cm
1909 MAP NAMES FIELDS CENTRED NGR 'BANK WINDMILLS' (OS121) & 'LEE WINDMILL' (OS126) (B1). POSSIBLE MILL SITE MARKED BY SLIGHT MOUND IN 'BANK WINDMILLS'. NO RECORD OF A MILL HERE (B2). LOW MOUND STILL VISIBLE. RATHER SHAPELESS, 3M DIAM, FLAT TOP. PART PLOUGHED - SOIL PALER HERE THAN SURROUNDING SOIL (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC7368 Map: LEE MANOR ESTATE MAP 1909 (BRO REF MAR/18T).
  • <2>SBC5462 Unpublished document: Stanley Freese. 1946. WINDMILLS & WATERMILLS OF BUCKS (MANUSCRIPT NOTES).
  • <3>SBC11998 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, AUG 1983.

Location

Grid reference SP 90340 06100 (point)
Civil Parish THE LEE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC17664)

Record last edited

Mar 27 2023 4:11PM

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