Monument record 0176601001 - WEIRHOUSE MILL
Summary
Historic records of Weirhouse Mill being used as a papermill in the eighteenth century and a cornmill in the nineteenth
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- PAPER MILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1760 AD? to 1858 AD)
- CORN MILL (19th Century to Modern - 1858 AD to 1940 AD?)
Description
1788 map marks 'Paper Mill' approx at NGR (B2).
An old paper-mill, at NGR (B6).
Sun Fire Insurance number 696077, 1799 (B8).
No machinery remains. Premises used as offices by Messrs. McMinn & Co (B9).
A flour & paper mill. By the 1860s papermaking had ceased at Weir House; it continued in use as a flour mill. The last miller died in 1936 (B10,B12).
By the 1760s the mill had been turned over to grinding rags by George Mowdray, paper maker. A Fourdrinier continuous roll paper-making machine was installed by the proprieter John Allnutt at Weir House Mill in 1819. The paper machinery was removed in 1858 (B14).
Sources (7)
- <2>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
- <6>SBC11049 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP90 SE24,JAN 1960,FILED.
- <8>SBC14969 Bibliographic reference: SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO (PER SHORTER A H PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENGLAND 1495-1800).
- <9>SBC12154 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R MARCH 1984 FIELD VISIT.
- <10>SBC1719 Bibliographic reference: Clive Birch. 1974. The Book of Chesham. p67.
- <12>SBC4708 Article in serial: M Everett. 1993. 'CHESHAM TOWN MUSEUM PROJECT', IN JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCH & HIST SOCIETY1993 PP23-26.
- <14>SBC19475 Bibliographic reference: Hunt J. 1997. Chesham A Pictorial History. ppxiii,xiv,xv-xvi; captions to plates 19-21.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 97390 00260 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14138)
Record last edited
Nov 6 2024 3:36PM
