Cholesbury Mill, Cholesbury
A steam- and wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England.
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A smock mill on this site was replaced with a brick tower mill in 1884. It ceased working c 1915. The attached cottage was built on and the combination converted to a domestic residence. The building is Grade II Listed and as formerly owned by the author Gilbert Cannan who is famously depicted outside the mill in a painting by Mark Gertler.
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| Alternative names | Hawridge Common Mill, Hawridge Mill |
| Power source | Steam, Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1711 |
| Location | Cholesbury |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SP 93518 06916 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.75315600, -0.64663800 |
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Photo: Sara and Oscar Jarman
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Photo: Sara and Oscar Jarman
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Group, "Buckinghamshire Windmills" (Records of Bucks, 20 (4), 1978)
- Historic England National Heritage List for England
- Major, J K, SPAB Mills Section Record Card (1973)
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Buckinghamshire XXXIV (1883)
- Smith, Arthur C, Windmills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire: a contemporary survey (Stevenage Museum publications, 1976)
- Smith, Donald, English windmills, vol 2 (Architectural Press, 1932), p. 136
- Windmill World
Contributors
Sara and Oscar Jarman, July 2016
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