Monument record 0288200000 - 1 ST MARY'S STREET, E SIDE
Summary
Eleventh to twentieth century records of Bridge watermill on St Mary's Street
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- WATERMILL (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
1788 WATERMILL SHOWN APPROX AT NGR (B1).
1849 HOUSE, CORNMILL ETC (JAMES THURLOW) SHOWN AT NGR (B2).
OS 'BRIDGE MILL (CORN)' SHOWN AT NGR (B3).
DOMESDAY 6 WATER CORN-MILLS ATTACHEDTO HIGH WYCOMBE MANOR. 1 KNOWN AS BRIDGE MILL (B4). DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING IN 1912 (B5).
NO CERTAIN BUILDING EXISTS(B6).
SEEMS TO HAVE CEASED WORKING IN 1931 (B7).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Derelict in 2006 (B9).
Angot's mill mentioned in 1185, seems to have been later known as Bridge Mill: the Abbess of Godstow claimed the tithe of Bridge Mill from Alice Angot and her partners in 1235 (B10).
Sources (10)
- <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
- <2>SBC17047 Map: 1849. WYCOMBE TITHE MAP.
- <3>SBC10152 Map: OS 1875/83 1:10560 1ST EDITION MAP.
- <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp115,128.
- <5>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp200-201.
- <6>SBC2617 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/77 WYE VALLEY WATER MILLS (OXFORD E XTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
- <7>SBC6991 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS -1931.
- <8>SBC4560 Article in serial: Elizabeth M Elvey. 1971. 'EARLY RECORDS OF THE ARCHDEACONRY OF BUCKINGHAM: THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE SOCIAL HISTORIAN', IN RECS OF BUCKS 19 PP55-66. Vol 19, part 1. p59.
- <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. p.146.
- <10>SBC628 Bibliographic reference: L J Ashford. 1960. The History of the Borough of High Wycome from its Origins to 1880. pp8, 245.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 86530 92900 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1421)
Record last edited
Nov 5 2024 5:01PM
