Monument record 0287800000 - SNAKELEY MILL

Summary

Seventeenth to twentieth century papermill known as Snakeley Mill, demolished in 1976.

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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).
SUNFIRE POLICIES 1763 (DAVIS), 1789 (BUGG) (B4).
PAPERMILL FROM 1763. STILL WORKED BY FORD'S, LTD (B5).
1ST MENTIONED 1667 (B6).
MADE BLOTTING PAPER (FORDS). CLOSED 1970. FACTORY & CHIMNEY DEMOLISHED 1976 (B7).
DESCRIPTION OF MILL (B8).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Power-driven factory in 2006 (B10)

Sources (10)

  • <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: SHORTER A H OCT 1960 PAPER MILLS IN THE WYE VALLEY IN PAPERMAKER&BRITISHPAPERTRADEJOURNALP54"".
  • <6>SBC8288 Bibliographic reference: MAYES L J,HIGH WYCOMBE,FROM FIRST WYCOMBE RATE BOO K,1667.
  • <7>SBC2612 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/1977 WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS (OXFORD EXTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <8>SBC6599 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 55 02 (FILED ).
  • <9>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: 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.

Location

Grid reference SU 90270 90360 (point)
Civil Parish CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 11 2025 7:01PM

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