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| HER Number | MWB20883 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Chamberhouse Mill |
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Summary
Unlisted mill and attached mill house, probably early 19th century in date, previously listed at Grade III
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (III): Map No 27 11/171 Chamberhouse Mill
Mill House
Probably early C.19. L-shaped on plan. Brick with slated and tiled roof. Mill 2S. And attic. House 2S. Casements and sashes. Three window front to house.
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
Chamberhouse Mill was formerly listed at Grade III prior to the 1980s review of listed buildings <1>. It was described as probably of early 19th century date, brick with a slated and tiled roof. The mill and house formed an L shape <1>.
A desk-based assessment carried out a map regression analysis and assessment <2>. Chamberhouse Mill was worked occasionally as late as c1964, but closed after the owner's death in 1965, and the mill and millhouse complex were partly demolished and partly restored for new housing between c1968 and c1977. The two waterwheels and some of the mill's original workings survive inside the residential complex (pers comm 2013).
Sources and further reading
| <01> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. Map No 27 11/171. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <02> | Wessex Archaeology. 1998. River Kennet Fish Passes, Berkshire (Doghead Stakes to Sheffield Mill). WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB12770] |
| <03> | Dalby, L J. 1973. The Kennet Navigation. [Unpublished document / SWB14602] |
| <04> | Ordnance Survey. 1808. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Kingsclere; BL OSD 79, 1. Two inch to the mile. Marked 'Chamberhouse Mill'. [Map / SWB147330]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Kingsclere_(OSD_79).jpg (Accessed 07/11/2022) |
Related Monuments
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB149 | R Kennet fish passes-Chamberhouse & Brimpton Mills (Ref: CBM99/55) |
| EWB223 | River Kennet Fish Passes- Doghead Stakes to Sheffield (Ref: WA 45268) |
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