Information for record number MWA12242:
Site of Watermill at Birdingbury

Summary The remains of a watermill have been discovered approximately 30m east of Birdingbury Bridge. The mill is likely to date from the Imperial period.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Birdingbury
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Mr Jennings discovered the remains of a watermill. The photographs taken by Mr Jennings show that the mill is likely to date from the Imperial period, being of brick and stonework construction with some elements of timber superstructure. The photographs have been archived by Warwickshire HER.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Photographs of Mill at Birdingbury
Author/originator: Mr Paul Jennings
Date: 2008
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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 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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