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Mill:

Southcote Mill, Reading

A water-powered pumping mill/wheel in the historic county of Berkshire, England.

A pumping station built in 1850 to pump fresh water from the Kennet to the Bath Road reservoir and water tower. It was powered by two Gilkes Francis turbines. It was converted into residences in the late 1970s.

Full details

Alternative names	Southcote Water Works
Power source	Water
Mill type
River	Kennet
Mill function	Pumping mill/wheel
Archive ID	3596
Location	Reading
Historic county	Berkshire
Country	England, United Kingdom
NGR	SU 6923 7126
Latitude/longitude	51.43620300, -1.00525100

Location

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References

Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Berkshire XXXVII.6 (1899)
“Mills for sale” (Wind and Watermill Section Newsletter, 20, July 1984)

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