Information for record number MWA1757:
Site of 19th century Windmill 100m SW of Windmill H

Summary The site of a windmill which was built during the Imperial period. It was situated 100m south west of windmill House, 1km northeast of Shrewley Common.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill, Post Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shrewley
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 'Pinchem'. Brought to Claverdon 1832. Ceased sailing 1876. Demolished 1941. Post mill, open at base.
2 Marked as Windmill (Disused) on OS 1st edition (1887) 1:2500.
3 Marked on OS mapping in 1955 but no longer marked on OS mapping by 1967 which suggests between these dates it has been removed entirely.
 
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: Map
Title: 1st edition 1:2500
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1882-1889
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:2500 National Grid map series
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1952-1984
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument POST MILL * A type of windmill, mainly timber-framed, whose body, containing machinery and carrying the sail, rotates about an upright post. back

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