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| HER Number | MWB6252 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Woolhampton Mill |
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Summary
Former watermill on a tributary of the River Kennet, disused by 1930s
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05115.00.000
Monument Type(s):
- WATERMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
WATER MILL ON TRIBUTARY OF KENNET (LISTED BY J K MAJOR) WHEEL DRIVEN WITH TWO PAIRS OF STONES. CEASED WORK IN 1930'S, DESCRIBED AS "FAIRISH CONDITION" "AN IMPORTANT MILL. SMALL BRICK BOARD AND SLATE BUILDING" 1991 BUILDING SURVIVES USE IS AN OFFICE LEAT RUNS TO KENNET.
The First Edition Ordnance Survey <3> marks Woolhampton Mill as a corn mill. It appears that Hedges Foundry in Bucklebury (MWB4122) made the waterwheels for mills at Woolhampton, Marlston and Bucklebury Manor Farm <4>.
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 80 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> | Dalby, L J. 1973. The Kennet Navigation. [Unpublished document / SWB14602] |
| <03> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <04> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1970. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1970 65. 65. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p49-51 A Berkshire Foundry by Kenneth J Major. [Article in serial / SWB10046]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=65 (Accessed 11/11/2015) |
| <05> | 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] |
| <06> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1966-1991. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Gazetteer of Industrial Sites & Monuments. 2023 WBC Network. OG243. [Unpublished document / SWB12762] |
Related Monuments
| MWB4122 | Site of Bucklebury Foundry (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB862 | Berkshire Watermills - Survey 1963 |
| EWB176 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Survey |
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