Information for record number MWA1538:
Site of Cider Mill and Press at Walcote Farm

Summary The site of a cider mill and cider press which was first used during the Imperial period. It was situated at Walcote Farm, north west of Walcote.
What Is It?  
Type: Cider Mill, Cider Press, Mill
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Haselor
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Description

  
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1 Cider mill and press. Horse drawn edge runner stone; used to crush apples for cider making. The press was nearby and used to extract the juices from the pulp. It worked as recently as 1947.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Industrial Archaeology of the Lower Arrow Valley, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Saville G E
Date: 1979
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Images:  
A view of the cider mill at Walcote Farm, Haselor
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1910
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CIDER PRESS * A press used to extract the juice from apples, which was then used to make cider. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CIDER MILL * A HORSE GIN used for domestic cider manufacture, especially on farms. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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