Monument record 0220300000 - THE MILL HOUSE, PRESTWOOD

Summary

Site of eighteenth to nineteenth century smock mill at The Mill House, Prestwood.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • (Alternate Type) SMOCK MILL (Burnt down about 1871, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD)
  • (Former Type) WINDMILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD)

Description

WINDMILL MENTIONED 1773, PERHAPS THAT NOW AT PRESTWOOD (B1).
'MILL HOUSE' AT NGR (B2).
MILL STOOD BY BOUNDARY HEDGE AT END OF GARDEN, A LARGE, WELL EQUIPPED SMOCKMILL. RED-BRICK BASE, 2-3 WOODEN FLOORS. 4 SAILS AND FANTAIL. BUILT C.1850, BURNT C.1871 (FURTHER DETAIL) (B3).
NO VISIBLE REMAINS (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p350.
  • <2>SBC10119 Map: OS 1874/1881 1:10560 MAP (1ST.EDITION)(AND SUBSEQU ENT EDITIONS).
  • <3>SBC9592 Unpublished document: MS.NOTES OF S.FREESE,1946.
  • <4>SBC5317 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1978. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, FEB 1978.

Location

Grid reference SP 87100 00300 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13458)

Record last edited

Jun 5 2022 7:27PM

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