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Mill:

Southcote Wire Mill, Reading

A water-powered wire mill in the historic county of Berkshire, England.

The mill was built around the 1720s and was sold to Pocock, Golding and Pocock jr, who produced extruded iron. The building was rebuilt in 1888 and used for water filtration.

Full details

Power source	Water
Mill type	Watermill
River	Kennet
Mill function	Wire mill
Archive ID	13942
Location	Reading
Historic county	Berkshire
Country	England, United Kingdom
NGR	SU 6926 7122
Latitude/longitude	51.43585700, -1.00486900

Location

References

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Berkshire XXXVII (1877)

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