Building record 0001500000 - HAWRIDGE TOWER MILL

Summary

Nineteenth century tower mill, built in 1863 or 1884, ceased working in 1916 and now in use as a house.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1124877: CHOLESBURY WINDMILL
  • Planning Notification Area: Late 19th century tower mill, possibly on site of earlier windmill

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Type and Period (4)

  • TOWER MILL (Built 1884, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • WINDMILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
  • SMOCK MILL (Demolished 1863, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • CORN MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Plan Form - Circular.
Tower mill built 1884 replacing unsafe timber smock mill of 1863. Old cap, machinery, fantail retained & new sails added. Ceased working 1916 & cottage built against it incorporating part of lower floor (B1-5).
Present sails not true working equipment (B6-8).
Auction notice/description March 1881 (B13).
Grade II. Tower Mill 1863; brick once tarred, now painted white, with dome cap and finial, sails and fantail. Converted to house, with adjoining cottage which is not of special interest (B14).
Buildings report held at NMR (B15).

Sources (15)

  • <1>SBC14629 Bibliographic reference: SMITH D 1932 ENGLISH WINDMILLS, 2 PP120, 136-7.
  • <2>SBC5455 Unpublished document: FREESE S 1946 MANUSCRIPT NOTES.
  • <3>SBC16354 Bibliographic reference: WAILES R 1954 THE ENGLISH WINDMILL P67.
  • <4>SBC11773 Bibliographic reference: PEVSNER N 1960 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE P97.
  • <5>SBC16326 Bibliographic reference: VINCE J 1976 WINDMILLS IN BUCKS AND THE CHILTERNS P18 ILLUS..
  • <6>SBC16258 Bibliographic reference: VENN J H JULY 1986 (PARTLY FROM S FREESE'S NOTES E TC ).
  • <7>SBC2427 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 0015.
  • <8>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <9>SBC9188 Map: MORDEN E 1695 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <10>SBC14101 Map: SELLER J 1695 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <11>SBC1786 Map: BOWEN E 1758 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <12>SBC11997 Verbal communication: PIKE A R AUG 1983.
  • <13>SBC914 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (ITEM 4.1988).
  • <14>SBC3679 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p29.
  • <15>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF001931.

Location

Grid reference SP 93519 06915 (point)
Civil Parish CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 11 2020 6:15PM

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