Information for record number MWA1010:
Site of Lucy's Mill

Summary Lucy's Mill, a watermill for which there is documentary evidence from the Medieval to the Imperial period. During this time it was used as a corn mill and fulling mill. It was derelict by the 1960s, but some features survive under the converted building, 200m south of the church.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill, Corn Mill, Fulling Mill
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A mill is mentioned in 1086. By the mid 13th century there were three corn mills under one roof and a fulling mill. The fulling mill had gone by the end of the same century. Information on ownership exists for the 16th to 19th century. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1941, but was rebuilt shortly afterwards and continued to be one of the most important mills in the Midlands until recent years, but no longer water powered. By the late 1960s the mill was derelict. In 1973 the majority of the buildings were demolished and residences known as 'corn mill Flats' (now 'Lucy's mill') erected on the site. The watercourses have been retained and the old tail arch can be seen below the new buildings.
2 Desktop assessment undertaken in 1996 includes documentary evidence and map reproductions. Historical assessment as above - considered likely that archaeological evidence of earliest, Saxon, mill will have been destroyed by continuous Medieval and Post Medieval use of site for milling.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Watermills
Author/originator: Booth D T N
Date: 1978
Page Number: 83-4
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Archaeological Assessment of Lucy's Mill, Stratford upon Avon
Author/originator: Jones C
Date: 1996
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Lucy's Mill, Stratford upon Avon
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900
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Glossary

 
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument WATERCOURSE * A channel used for or formed by the conveyance of water. Can be natural, eg. a river or artificial eg. an aqueduct. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument FLATS * A purpose-built tenement. Use specific monument type where possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CORN MILL * A mill for grinding corn. Use with power type where known. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument FULLING MILL * A mill for beating and cleaning cloth, using soap or fullers earth. back

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