Monument record 0288100000 - RYE MILL

Summary

Site of Rye or New Mill, recorded from eighteenth to twentieth century as a papermill.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • PAPER MILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WATERMILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

1788 WATERMILL APPROX NGR (B1).
1825 'NEW MILL' APPROX NGR (B2).
OS 'RYE MILL (PAPER)' AT NGR (B5).
1901 OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX TRACED TO SAUNDERS MILL (RYE PAPERMILL) (B6).
LAST KNOWN WORKING DATE 1931 (B7).
1853 & 1858 ADVERTS FOR SALE OF RYE MILL (B8).
GARAGE NOW ON SITE (B9).
1787 JOHN BATES PAPERMAKER (B10).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Used as a workshop in 2006 (B11).

Sources (11)

  • <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>SBC11512 Bibliographic reference: PARKER J 1878 EARLY HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF WYCOM BE P27.
  • <4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p112.
  • <5>SBC10152 Map: OS 1875/83 1:10560 1ST EDITION MAP.
  • <6>SBC8284 Bibliographic reference: MAYES L J 1960 HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCO MBE FROM 1880 TO THE PRESENT DAY P13.
  • <7>SBC14536 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENG LAND 1495-1800.
  • <8>SBC1991 Article in serial: BUCKS ADVERTISER 15 JAN 1853 & 26 JUNE 1858.
  • <9>SBC2617 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/77 WYE VALLEY WATER MILLS (OXFORD E XTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <10>SBC5456 Unpublished document: Stanley Freese. 1946. Freese manuscript notes on windmills and watermills of Bucks.
  • <11>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.148-149.

Location

Grid reference SU 87460 92600 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1421)

Record last edited

Apr 17 2025 5:08PM

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