Building record 0046400000 - FORD END FARM, IVINGHOE

Summary

Eighteenth century timber-framed watermill at Ford End Farm, restored in 1965 and now a museum.

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Listed Building (II) 1117876: WATERMILL AT FORD END FARM

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Type and Period (2)

WATERMILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
(Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Width 17m, Length 18m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Grade II. Watermill. Late C18, much restored 1965. Ground floor of red and vitreous brick, upper floor of timber frame and weatherboard, corrugated iron mansard roof. 2 storeys and attic, 2 bays. Centre has boarded stable door to ground floor, and window with boarded shutter above. Similar windows to right bay. Altered lean-to to right over mill race and overshot wheel, has low semi-circular arch to front. Interior is complete with machinery and grain bins and is maintained as a museum (B10).
Grinds feedstuffs for farms (B7).
At north point of moat, adapted as mill leat. NGR to mill (B9).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Working in 2006 (B11).

Sources (12)

---SBC18784 Aerial Photograph: 12/01/46. RAF 184.3083. SP\938170. Yes.
<1>SBC12425 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO, REF L/P/15&16).
<2>SBC6667 Map: IVINGHOE INCLOSURE MAP & AWARD 1821 (AT BRO, REF I R/92 AQ /BRYANT A 1825 MAP OF BUCKS.
<3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p157.
<4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p381.
<5>SBC4727 Unpublished document: F G GURNEY NOTEBOOK CONTAINING TRANSCRIPTS OF SEVERAL IVINGHOE DOCUMENTS (IN BAS MUNIMENT ROOM - COPY IN CAS FILE).
<6>SBC12492 Aerial Photograph: RAF 541 Squadron. 1946. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph, 1946: Run 184, frame 3083. Yes.
<7>SBC6589 Article in serial: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY 1968 5 P311; 1969 6 PP199-201 (PHOTOCOPIES FILED).
<8>SBC6591 Unpublished document: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD.
<9>SBC531 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. Pers comm May 1977, following field visit.
<10>SBC19041 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p25.
<11>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. pp70-71.

Location

Grid reference	SP 94095 16576 (point)
Civil Parish	IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire