Monument record 0286701000 - FRANCIS MILL

Summary

Seventeenth to nineteenth century records of Francis Mill being used as a papermill

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Type and Period (1)

  • WATERMILL (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

1698 PAPER MILL MARKED APPROX AT NGR (B2).
1698 EDWARD CARTER TOOK APPRENTICE AT FRANCIS OR UPPER MILL. SUNLIFE INSURANCE NO.362046, FRANCIS FLEETWOOD 1775 (B8).
POSSE COMITATUS-ALFRED LANE (B4).
ALFRED LANE LAST KNOWN PAPERMAKER, WORKING MILL IN 1832. OCCUPIER 1847-NOT KNOWN IF STILL MAKING PAPER (B9).

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  • <2>SBC16507 Map: WEST WYCOMBE ESTATE MAP 1698 (WITH SIR FRANCIS DAS HWOOD, W WYCOMBE PARK).
  • <4>SBC12412 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO:L/P/15 &16).
  • <8>SBC14551 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H PAPER MILLS & PAPERMAKERS IN ENGLAND 1 495-1800..
  • <9>SBC2622 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/77 WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS (OXFORD EX TRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATION.

Location

Grid reference SU 84430 94000 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1421)

Record last edited

Nov 4 2024 9:22PM

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