Monument record 0283603000 - THORNBOROUGH MILL

Summary

Probable nineteenth century iron waterwheel, dismantled in 1940.

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Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) WATER WHEEL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1940 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - CIRCULAR
MILL WHEEL WAS APPARENTLY PARTLY OF IRON, C.10FT IN DIAMETER. WENT AS SCRAP IN WORLD WAR II (B10). MILL WORKED BY WATER POWER UNTIL DISMANTLED 1940; AFTERWARDS OPERATED BY PARRAFIN/PETROL MOTOR (B9). FULL SURVEY & PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF MILL & MACHINERY SHOULD BE MADE (B10).

Sources (2)

  • <9>SBC6608 Unpublished document: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 83 02.
  • <10>SBC581 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PERS COMM, 1983 (AUG) FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT (HISTORICAL INFO FROM MR TAYLOR, FORMER MILL OWNER).

Location

Grid reference SP 73495 35342 (point)
Civil Parish THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16630)

Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 1:45PM

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