Monument record 0288601000 - SOHO MILL

Summary

Eighteenth to twentieth century records of Soho papermill.

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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

Watermill approx at NGR: 1788, 1825 maps (B1-2).
Soho Mills: paper made from straw by Thomas, Stephens & Green; employs 70 (B3).
'Soho Mill' at NGR (B4).
Paper & millboard made (B5).
Refs 1759, 1761 (J & W Fellows). Still working (Thomas & Green, established here 1860). Earlier mill c.1785-1896 (B6-8).
1705 Widow Hayden (B9).
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>SBC14495 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P915.
  • <4>SBC10145 Map: OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
  • <5>SBC15646 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP106,109.
  • <6>SBC14540 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENG LAND 1495-1800 P142/SHORTER A H 1960 IN PAPERMAKE.
  • <7>SBC2613 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/1977 WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS (OXFORD EXTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <8>SBC6588 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS NEWS FEB 1979 (ADVERTISEMEN T).
  • <9>SBC8287 Bibliographic reference: MAYES L J,HIGH WYCOMBE.
  • <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. pp160-161.

Location

Grid reference SU 90800 87700 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 31 2021 7:39PM

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