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| HER Number | MWB18098 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Shenfield Mill, Theale (formerly Kennet Lodge) |
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Summary
Grade II listed mill house of perhaps 18th or early 19th century date
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1117139: SHENFIELD MILLHOUSE - ERROR IN NAME & PARISH
- Conservation Area: Sheffield Bridge
Monument Type(s):
- MILL HOUSE (18th century to Mid to Late 19th century - 1751 AD to 1850 AD)
Full Description
Sheffield Mill is a Grade II detached mill house, described as c1800 in date <1>. It lies to the north of the former site of Sheffield Mill itself. This is a long documented mill, used for paper making in the 19th century <2>, but disused and largely demolished by the mid 20th century <3>.
The 5th Epoch Ordnance Survey map <4> marks the building as 'Shenfield Mill' and this name seems to have been taken up for the property since, although it is unclear whether this started as a misspelling. It is shown on the Burghfield enclosure map of 1841 as Sheffield Mill <8>.
Heritage impact assessments <5>, <6> were submitted with planning applications in 2012 for alterations and extensions to the main house, conversion and alterations to outbuildings and a cottage, and landscaping of the grounds including the mill ruins. The reports provided historic mapping and a photographic record of the internal and external features.
The Mills Archive has a collection of photographs of Kennet Lodge, which it describes as the mill house of Sheffield Mill <7>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. 1:2500, 1936. [Map / SWB14664] |
| <04> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, 1967. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <05> | West Berkshire Council. 2000-present. West Berkshire Planning Applications 2000 onwards. online. 12/00605/HOUSE. [Unpublished document / SWB147564]
http://planning.westberks.gov.uk/rpp/index.asp?caseref= (initial string - planning application number to be added after this) |
| <05> | Grover Lewis Associates. 2012. Heritage Impact Assessment - Proposed alterations, extensions and development at Shenfield (sic) Millhouse, Burghfield, Berks. GLA-063. [Unpublished document / SWB148446] |
| <06> | Grover Lewis Associates. 2012. Heritage Impact Assessment - Proposed alterations, extensions and development at Shenfield (sic) Millhouse, Burghfield, Berks. GLA-063. [Unpublished document / SWB148474] |
| <07> | The Mills Archive. 2002-. The Mills Archive - Images and Documents Catalogue. http://catalogue.millsarchive.org/. 28/08/2015. READ-1397426 ff. [Website / SWB148900]
https://catalogue.millsarchive.org/ (Accessed 06/12/2023) |
| <08> | Various. 1738-1858. Berkshire Enclosure Maps - online as New Landscapes. http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk. Burghfield 1841. [Map / SWB14663]
http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk (Accessed 08/02/2022) |
Related Monuments
| MWB6257 | Site of Sheffield Mill (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1264 | Heritage Impact Assessment - Proposed alterations, extensions and development at Shenfield (sic) Millhouse, Burghfield, Berks (Ref: GLA-063) |
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