Monument record 0070800000 - WARMSTONE FARM

Summary

Site of a nineteenth century windmill, later converted into a house but since demolished. The mill was in full operation in 1835 when it was used as the starting point of the local steeplechase.

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Type and Period (2)

TOWER MILL (Demolished before 1946, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
WINDMILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 3m.
OLD MILL NOW FALLING INTO DISREPAIR (B3).
CEASED WORKING ABOUT 1900. COVERED IN RED TILES (B4).
MILL FINALLY BLOWN UP - NOT A VESTIGE REMAINS (B5).
C19 TOWER MILL. CAP & TALL OGEE, FINISHED WITH KNOB. COMMON SAILS ALMOST REACHED GROUND (B6).
TILED BRICK TOWER, 4 SAILS OGEE CAP & FANTAIL. WAS CONVERTED TO HOUSE (B7).
Mill mentioned in account books of William Cooper (millwright), c1830 (B8).
Constructed for Miss Alice de Rothschild in 1905 near the site of a much earlier windmill, the mill was more an ornamental than a practical machine. It was operated by Mr J Taylor, the village miller, when conditions were favourable. Miss Alice enjoyed seeing the sails turning as she travelled up the drive from the crossroads, and efforts were made to have the mill working when she returned to Waddesdon after prolonged absence (B9).

Sources (11)

<1>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
<2>SBC10224 Map: OS 1878/84 1:10560 1ST EDITION MAP.
<3>SBC19627 Bibliographic reference: C. Oscar Moreton. 1929. Waddeson And Over Winchendon. p56.
<4>SBC14622 Bibliographic reference: SMITH D 1932 ENGLISH WINDMILLS 2 P138.
<5>SBC5465 Unpublished document: FREESE S 1946 WINDMILLS & WATERMILLS OF BUCKS (MS NOTES).
<6>SBC16327 Bibliographic reference: John Vince. 1976. Windmills in Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns. p28.
<7>SBC14602 Bibliographic reference: SMITH A C 1976 WINDMILLS IN BUCKS & OXON P22.
<8>SBC5194 Article in serial: Mary Farnell. 1982. 'The Account Books of William Cooper, Millwright of Aylesbury', in Records of Buckinghamshire 24 pp118-124. Vol 24.
<9>SBC24565 Bibliographic reference: Norman Carr & Ivor Gurney. 1996. Waddesdon's Golden Years 1874-1925. p88 (caption to plate 149).
<10>SBC19372 Bibliographic reference: Rex Wailes. 1954. The English Windmill. p69 and p170.
<11>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). BF002010; Insert 1999; Update 2000.

Location

Grid reference	SP 75250 16770 (point)
Civil Parish	WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2026 6:37PM