Monument record 0288302000 - CLAPTON MILLS

Summary

Nineteenth century records of paper mills.

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Type and Period (2)

  • PAPER MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • WATERMILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

1825 MAP 'CLAPTON MILLS (2)' APPROX AT NGR (B2).
ONCE USED FOR MAKING WIRE, LATER PAPER (B3).
P J FROMOW LAST PAPERMAKER (1832); ALSO W & G VENABLES (EXCISE NOS 429 & ADJACENT MILL, 509) (B8).
AT NGR 'CLAPTON MILLS' (B6).
SALE ADVERT 1855 'PAPER MILL & HALF STUFF MILL WORKING 2 RAG ENGINES ETC' (B10).

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>SBC14495 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P915.
  • <4>SBC15646 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP106,109.
  • <5>SBC8498 Bibliographic reference: MENSINGER J MARCH 1975 THE INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF CLAPTON MILL (COPY IN HIGH WYCOMBE LIBRARY).SEE.
  • <6>SBC10145 Map: OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
  • <7>SBC5462 Unpublished document: Stanley Freese. 1946. WINDMILLS & WATERMILLS OF BUCKS (MANUSCRIPT NOTES).
  • <8>SBC14548 Article in serial: SHORTER A H OCT 1960 PAPER MILLS IN THE WYE VALLEY IN PAPERMAKER&BRITISHPAPERTRADEJOURNALP54"".
  • <9>SBC2613 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/1977 WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS (OXFORD EXTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <10>SBC2000 Article in serial: BUCKS ADVERTISER 7 APRIL 1855.
  • <11>SBC12369 Bibliographic reference: PLUCK MR D F, SEPT 1985 ( SEE HIS LETTER FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 91000 89970 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 2:58PM

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