Monument record 0248400000 - BEECH MILL

Summary

Seventeenth to twentieth century records of Beech papermill.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • PAPER MILL (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WATERMILL (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

1788 MAP SHOWS WATERMILL APPROX AT NGR (B1).
1825 MAP MARKS 'PAPERMILL' APPROX AT NGR (B2).
OS MAP MARKS 'BEECH MILL (PAPER)' AT NGR (B3).
1901 SMALLPOX SUFFERERS TAKEN TO BEECH MILL (B4).
NO VISIBLE REMAINS APART FROM FORD & POSS MILL COTTAGE (B5).
SEEMS CEASED WORKING C.1915 (B7).
LEASE OF 20 JUNE 1695 REFERS TO 'MILL AT LOWER MARSH' (B8).
Historical notes (B9).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC10152 Map: OS 1875/83 1:10560 1ST EDITION MAP.
  • <4>SBC8284 Bibliographic reference: MAYES L J 1960 HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCO MBE FROM 1880 TO THE PRESENT DAY P13.
  • <5>SBC2615 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/77 WYE VALLEY WATER MILLS (OXFORD E XTRA MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <6>SBC14541 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENG LAND 1495-1800: SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO.
  • <7>SBC6989 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS -1915.
  • <8>SBC2069 Bibliographic reference: BUCKS RECORD SOC 1941 5 P100 (CALENDAR OF DEEDS... AT THE MUSEUM,AYLESBURY)(REF DOCUMENT 355/22 NO.4.
  • <9>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.165-166.

Location

Grid reference SU 88810 91550 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1421)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2013 12:09PM

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