Baskerville's Paper Mill, Birmingham
A wind-powered paper mill in the historic county of Warwickshire, England.
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The mill was built c. 1748 by John Baskerville (a famous printer at the time) to be used as a paper mill. The mill was converted into a mausoleum for Mr Baskerville upon his death c. 1789.
Full details
Power source | Wind |
Mill type | Tower mill |
Mill function | Paper mill |
Archive ID | 13768 |
Location | Birmingham |
Historic county | Warwickshire |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
NGR | SP 064 807 |
Latitude/longitude | 52.42485922, -1.90724245 |
Location
References
- Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 139
- McKenna, Joseph, Windmills of Birmingham and the Black Country (KAF Brewin Books, 1986).
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