Monument record 0253400000 - W OF TWYFORD WATERMILL

Summary

Site of eighteenth to nineteenth century windmill, demolished in 1945.

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Type and Period (3)

  • TOWER MILL (Demolished 1945, 18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WINDMILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • CORN MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

1788,1822,1825 MAPS MARK WINDMILL APPROX AT NGR(B1-3).
POSSE COMITATUS: 1 MILL OWNER(J ARES)(BUT SEE ALSO CASS 02534)(B4).
'WINDMILL (CORN)' AT NGR (B5).
BRICK, GROUND FLOOR OF STONE. BOAT SHAPED CAP, WHITE- PAINTED. 4 SAILS ANTI-CLOCKWISE, GREEN CLOTHS. DEMOLISHED 1945 (B6).
PHOTO, 1907 (B7).
NO REMAINS (B9).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC10103 Map: OS 1822 2-INCH DRAFT MAP.
  • <3>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <4>SBC12408 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO,REF:L/P/15-16).
  • <5>SBC10212 Map: OS 1878/1885 1:10560 MAP 1ST EDITION.
  • <6>SBC5456 Unpublished document: Stanley Freese. 1946. Freese manuscript notes on windmills and watermills of Bucks.
  • <7>SBC12245 Unpublished document: Information from the Underhill Collection (Ms 185) an album of early 20th century photos in Museum of the History of Science, Oxford).
  • <8>SBC16327 Bibliographic reference: John Vince. 1976. Windmills in Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns. p27.
  • <9>SBC11998 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, AUG 1983.

Location

Grid reference SP 65220 27050 (point)
Civil Parish TWYFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC17664)

Record last edited

Apr 17 2025 4:59PM

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