Monument record 0220200000 - BLACKWELL MILL

Summary

Thirteenth to nineteenth century records of watermill at Blackwell Mill, making paper by the nineteenth century

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Type and Period (2)

  • WATERMILL (13th Century to 19th Century - 1200 AD to 1899 AD)
  • PAPER MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

WATERMILL SHOWN ON MAPS OF 1788 & 1825 (B2-3).
MILL AT BLACKWELL MENTIONED IN C13 & C15 (B4).
NO REMAINS BUT WEIR PROBABLY REPRESENTS THE MILL RACE (B1).
SUNLIFE INSURANCE REFS IN 1775, 1803 (B5).
DIRECTORY ENTRIES 1830, 1842 (G STEVENS, G HOWARD) (B6).
MILL STILL MADE PAPER IN 1850s; NOW DEMOLISHED (B7).
Historical notes (B8).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC1390 Unpublished document: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 2202..
  • <2>SBC6737 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1788. MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <3>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p214.
  • <5>SBC14553 Bibliographic reference: A H Shorter. SUNLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY: PAPER MILLS AND PAPER MAKERS IN ENGLAND 1495-1800.
  • <6>SBC11885 Bibliographic reference: Pigot and Co.. 1830,1842. NATIONAL COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY OF BUCKS.
  • <7>SBC4708 Article in serial: M Everett. 1993. 'CHESHAM TOWN MUSEUM PROJECT', IN JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCH & HIST SOCIETY1993 PP23-26.
  • <8>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. pp.192-193.
  • <9>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.

Location

Grid reference SU 98000 99680 (point)
Civil Parish LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2022 8:20PM

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