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Summary

The remains of a brick tower mill, which stopped working in 1880.

Full Description

<1> Meyer, 1948, *Title not known* (Bibliographic reference). SBD12528.

Shefford windmill: ceased working c.1880. Some parts of sails still on in 1930's.

<2> Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, Vol. 14, 1931, p. 33 (Serial). SBD10681.

Ceased work 1880 still standing.

<3> J K Major, 1967, The Windmills and Watermills of Bedfordshire, No page ref. (Bibliographic reference). SBD11263.

A brick tower mill has been cut to 3/4 its height and roofed with corrugated iron. Associated with Shefford Mill (PRC2633)

<4> Bedfordshire Magazine, Vol 1, 1948, p. 155 (Serial). SBD10543.

Beside the disused canal which runs to Langford on the River Ivel stands Shefford Mill. In its heyday it must have formed a very picturesque object when viewed across the water. Although it ceased working about 1880 some fragments of the sails hung on well into the 1930's, when the last of these, together with the sailshaft and fan-staging, were removed and a new roof fitted to make the old tower weatherproof again for use as a store place.

<5> English Heritage, National Monuments Record Building Files, BF001935 (Unpublished document). SBD10795.

Details of documentation held by the NMR.

<6> National Monuments Record, NMR Photographs, AA78/582 (Photograph). SBD10708.

Copy of photograph of the mill

<7> Bedfordshire County Council, BCC Photographic Unit, PU320/1980 (Photograph). SBD10507.

Black & white image of an old picture of the mill site.

<8> Bedfordshire County Council, 1970 - 2000s, HER Photograph Archive, F427/23-25 (Photograph). SBD10506.

Colour images of the mill building.

<9> NMR/AMIE, HE NRHE Monument Inventory (Index). SBD12367.

A tower mill built circa 1835 for the processing of cereals. It fell out of use in 1910, but was converted into a radio communication site in 1995.

<10> A A Bryan, 1998, Windmill gazetteer for England, p. 1 (Bibliographic reference). SBD12556.

A tower mill built circa 1835 for the processing of cereals. It fell out of use in 1910, but was converted into a radio communication site in 1995.

<11> J K Major, 1967, National Record of Industrial Monuments, 298413 (Index). SBD12557.

Recorded by NRIM; photographed.

Protected Status: None recorded

Monument Type(s):

• WINDMILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Sources and Further Reading

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