Monument record 0287800000 - SNAKELEY MILL
Summary
Site of a seventeenth to twentieth century papermill known as Snakeley Mill, closed in 1990 and demolished in 1976.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- PAPER MILL (18th Century to Modern - 1763 AD to 1970 AD)
- WATERMILL (Demolished 1976, 17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
1788, 1825 MAPS SHOW 'SNAKELEY MILL' APPROX AT NGR (B1-2).
'SNAKELEY MILL' AT NGR (B3).
SUN FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES 1763 (POLICY NUMBER 196523, WILLIAM DAVIS); 1789 (POLICY NUMBER 557780, JAMES BUGG) (B4).
WORKED AS A PAPERMILL FROM 1763. STILL WORKING [1960] UNDER THE FIRM OF T B FORD LTD (B5).
MILL FIRST MENTIONED IN 1667 (B6).
MADE BLOTTING PAPER (T B FORD LTD). CLOSED IN 1970. FACTORY & CHIMNEY DEMOLISHED 1976 (B7).
DESCRIPTION OF MILL IN 1975. ALL RECORDS FROM T B FORD LTD (THE LAST OWNERS OF THE MILL) WERE GIVEN TO HIGH WYCOMBE LIBRARY (B8).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Power-driven factory in 2006 (B10).
Articles on 1830 machinery-breaking Swing Riots. £800 of damage caused at Snakely Mill (B12-13).
Sources (13)
- <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>SBC10145 Map: OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP, 1ST EDITION.
- <4>SBC14538 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENG LAND 1495-1800 P140.
- <5>SBC14548 Article in serial: A H Shorter. 1960. 'PAPER MILLS IN THE WYE VALLEY', IN PAPERMAKER & BRITISH PAPER TRADE JOURNAL P54.
- <6>SBC8288 Verbal communication: L J Mayes. INFORMATION FROM FIRST WYCOMBE RATE BOOK, 1667.
- <7>SBC2612 Unpublished document: Pauline Cauvain. 1976/1977. 'WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS' (OXFORD EXTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATION).
- <8>SBC6599 Unpublished document: J Kenneth Major. 1975. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 55 02 (FILED ).
- <9>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Wycombe District: Parishes of Chepping Wycombe &C.
- <10>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. p.156.
- <11>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p40 (D).
- <12>SBC29548 Article in serial: Unknown. 1983. Article on 1830 machiney-breaking riots, in Bucks and Berks Countryside 23 pp11-12. Vol 23.
- <13>SBC29549 Article in serial: Alan Dell. 2006. 'Buckinghamshire and the Swing Riots', in Recs of Bucks 46 pp157-172. Vol 46. pp160.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90270 90360 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: National Record of Industrial Monuments (National Recording Project) (EBC18866)
Record last edited
Jun 17 2026 1:23PM
