Information for record number MWA1735:
Site of 19th century Windmill at Tapster Mill

Summary The site of a windmill built during the Imperial period. It was a brick tower mill which ceased operating in the late 19th century. It was located 500m north west of Copt Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill, Tower Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lapworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 16 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Windmill Farm. Built by 1802. Estimate for repairs 1859. Ceased late 19th century. Brick tower mill.
2 The Farm is now called Tapster Mill Farm.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Windmills Gazetteer
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1979
Page Number: 12
Volume/Sheet: Windmills Gazetteer
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Paxton A J
Date: 1989
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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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 WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. back
monument TOWER MILL * A windmill with a rotating cap containing the windshaft, and a stationary body in the form of a tower. 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 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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