Monument record 0120801000 - FRIERS OR MILL END MILL
Summary
Site of Mill End watermill, in use as a paper mill in the eighteenth to nineteenth centuries, a corn mill by early 20th century, a chair factory in 1920s and demolished in 1950s or early 1960s.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (4)
- (Former Type) PAPER MILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- (Former Type) WATERMILL (Demolished 1950s or early 1960s, 18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Former Type) CORN MILL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Former Type) FURNITURE FACTORY (Modern - 1920 AD? to 1925 AD?)
Description
MICHAEL FRYER WAS LAST RECORDED PAPER MAKER AT THIS MILL IN 1844 & WAS STILL OCCUPIER IN 1847. NOT KNOWN IF MILL PRODUCED PAPER AFTER 1844 (B6). SUN LIFE INSURANCE NO.37207. SOLOMON DEAN AT FRYERS MILL OR MILL END,1725 (B7). DIRECTORY ENTRY 1915 'JAS. MICHAEL FRYER, LOWER MILL END, WATERMILL' (B8).
Sources (3)
- <6>SBC2615 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/77 WYE VALLEY WATER MILLS (OXFORD E XTRA MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
- <7>SBC14554 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER AH 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENGL AND 1495-1800:SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO..
- <8>SBC7038 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. 1915. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1915.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 84894 93886 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1421)
Record last edited
Jan 11 1989 12:00AM
