Monument record 0193800000 - CASTLE MILLS

Summary

Historical records of sixteenth century mills, working until the early twentieth century

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Type and Period (2)

  • CORN MILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WATERMILL (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

2 mills named 'Castle Mills' in a grant of 1574)(B12).
Occupier named c.1574 (B8).
Watermill shown in 1610 Speed's map of Buckingham at approx NGR (B1).
2 mills on Lambards manor - see CASS 01297:01 (B5).
'Castle Mills', shown at approx NGR on Jeffery' 1788 and Bryant's 1825 county maps (B3).
OS maps mark 'Corn'/'Disused' Mill at NGR (B4).
Ceased operating in 1915? (B6).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Being used as a factory in 2006 (B11).

Sources (14)

  • ---SBC21393 Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms, Boreham Wood. 1973. Aerofilms oblique AP. SP69533379. Yes.
  • ---SBC21394 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley. 1992. 1992 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP69443370. Yes.
  • ---SBC21398 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2000. Oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP69403360. Yes.
  • <1>SBC14786 Map: SPEED J C1610 PLAN OF BUCKINGHAM.
  • <2>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. p50.
  • <3>SBC6746 Map: JEFFREYS T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS (INSET MAP OF BUCKING HAM TOWN); ALSO BRYANT A 1825 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p485.
  • <6>SBC6929 Bibliographic reference: KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1883-1915.
  • <7>SBC16277 Bibliographic reference: VERNON MT & BONNER DC 1969 BUCKINGHAM P115.
  • <8>SBC4552 Bibliographic reference: ELLIOT DJ 1975 BUCKINGHAM P20.
  • <9>SBC580 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1983(AUG) FIELD VISIT.
  • <10>SBC3596 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM.
  • <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. pp15-16.
  • <12>SBC23498 Bibliographic reference: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1994. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM.

Location

Grid reference SP 69357 33714 (point)
Civil Parish BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC17664)

Record last edited

Nov 14 2024 6:11PM

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