Upper Mill, Wateringbury
A water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Kent, England.
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The mill is Grade Ii Listed and under restoration (2016) and conversion. A three-storey brick building with hipped roof, this mill worked until around 1910 when the waterwheel was replaced by a turbine which was used to power generators. During the 1970's and 1980's the owner has been repairing the structure to the extent that a replacement wheel from Lower Mill, Polegate in East Sussex has been obtained together with other gear from a mill at Storrington at West Sussex. This is slowly being refitted and at present the overshot 16' x 6' wheel is fully operational. The only original machinery surviving from the mill, a corn cleaner and three pairs of millstones, are to be used in the restoration, which by 2007 had stalled.
Full details
| Alternative names | Brattle's Mill |
| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Wateringbury Stream |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 8521 |
| Location | Wateringbury |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TQ 68651 53367 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.25454623, 0.41543853 |
Location
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Historic England National Heritage List for England
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Kent XLI (1872)
Contributors
Rob Cumming, May 2016
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