Monument record 0286201000 - BLEDLOW MILL, THE FORD

Summary

Remains of eighteenth century watermill.

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Type and Period (4)

  • WATERMILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1945 AD)
  • WHEEL HOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
  • MILL HOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
  • OVERSHOT WHEEL (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

THE 3M DIAMETER IRON OVERSHOT WHEEL IS IN SITU, WITH OTHER IRON GEAR IN SMALL, DERELICT WHEEL HOUSE ON NE SIDE OF MILL BUILDING WHICH IS COMPLETE & IN FAIR CONDITION, WEATHERBOARDED ON BRICK BASE, USED FOR STORAGE. MILL HOUSE ACROSS YARD. OTHER MACHINERY NOT IN SITU (B6-7). SURVEY & PLAN OF MILL (B8).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Working in 2006 (B)

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>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p105.
  • <4>SBC7310 Bibliographic reference: LANGLEY T 1797 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRE D OF DESBOROUGH P371.
  • <5>SBC10196 Map: OS 1877/85 SIX-INCH MAP 1ST EDITION.
  • <6>SBC43 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. Pers Comm, August 1983, following field visit.
  • <7>SBC2488 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 2862.
  • <8>SBC14973 Graphic material: SURVEY & PLAN BY MR WILFRED FOREMAN, OXFORD 1978 ( FILED).
  • <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.125-127.

Location

Grid reference SP 77880 04060 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Survey of mill & machinery (EBC1321)

Record last edited

Oct 16 2024 8:08PM

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