Information for record number MWA1817:
Site of windmill at Lower Quinton

Summary The site of a windmill at Lower Quinton which was built during the Imperial period. Archaeological work on the windmill mound uncovered fragments of machinery and evidence that the foundations are still in place.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill, Tower Mill, Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Quinton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Stone tower mill. Built early 19th century. Three storeys, wooden machinery and two pairs of Stones. Ceased work by 1870s. Sails off after 1914-18 war. Later, cap blown off. Dismantled for housing estate Spring 1951.
2 Archaeological recording of the windmill mound. Fragments of mill machinery were discovered and sections of wall beneath the ground, suggesting that the foundations are still buried.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Recording on land north of Mill Cottage, Lower Quinton
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2000
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0022
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Windmills in Warwicks
Author/originator: WAS and Smith A
Date: 1977
Page Number: 21
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 HOUSING ESTATE * A residential district planned as a unit. 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 MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WINDMILL MOUND * An artificial mound of earth indicating either the former site of a windmill or built as the base of a post windmill. back
monument SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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