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| HER Number | MWB6223 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | East Shefford Mill |
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Summary
Unlisted 17th to 18th century former corn mill on the River Lambourn, converted into a house in the 20th century
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05086.00.000
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (III): Map No 16 9/1A Corn Mill
C.17-18
Monument Type(s):
- CORN MILL (17th century to Early 20th century - 1601 AD to 1925 AD)
- WATERMILL (17th century to Early 20th century - 1601 AD to 1925 AD)
- DETACHED HOUSE (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
A corn mill is marked on the First to Third Edition OS maps of 1880 <4> to 1912 <6>, respectively, although it is marked as 'disused' on the Second Edition map of 1899 <5>. In his study of watermills in Berkshire in 1964, Major identified it as a wheel driven watermill "converted to a house" <1>. It is labelled Mill House on the Fifth Edition map of 1980 <7>.
The Mill was formerly listed at Grade III <8> prior to the 1980s review of listed buildings.
A planning application was approved in 2010 to add a two storey extension to Mill House <9>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1963-4. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1963-64 61. 61. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p83-91 No 51 in Berkshire Watermills by J Kenneth Major. [Article in serial / SWB12042]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=61 (Accessed 21/05/2013) |
| <02> | Dils, J and Yates, M (ed). 2012. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire (2nd Edition). p92-93, Berkshire Watermills by Brian Boulter and Sheila Viner. [Monograph / SWB148708] |
| <03> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p236. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <04> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked'Corn Mill'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <05> | Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Corn Mill (Disused)'. [Map / SWB14455] |
| <06> | Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. Marked 'Corn Mill'. [Map / SWB14456] |
| <07> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked 'Mill House'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <08> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. Map No 16 9/1A. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <09> | West Berkshire Council. 2000-present. West Berkshire Planning Applications 2000 onwards. online. 10/01282/FUL. [Unpublished document / SWB147564]
http://planning.westberks.gov.uk/rpp/index.asp?caseref= (initial string - planning application number to be added after this) |
| <10> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1966-1991. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Gazetteer of Industrial Sites & Monuments. 2023 WBC Network. OG239. [Unpublished document / SWB12762] |
| <11> | The Mills Archive. 2002-. The Mills Archive - Images and Documents Catalogue. http://catalogue.millsarchive.org/. 28/08/2015. Archive ID 2813. [Website / SWB148900]
https://catalogue.millsarchive.org/ (Accessed 06/12/2023) |
Related Monuments
| MWB20423 | East Shefford Mill house, Great Shefford (Building) |
| MWB4319 | EAST SHEFFORD VILLAGE (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB862 | Berkshire Watermills - Survey 1963 |
| EWB176 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Survey |
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