Information for record number MWA1888:
Arbury Mill

Summary Arbury Mill, a watermill which was built during the Imperial period. It is situated 100m south of Coventry Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 88
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Arbury Mill. Much of the present Mill building appears to date from the construction of the Arbury Park canal system from 1764 onwards but there are vestiges of an earlier twin-gabled stone building encased in the present brick building. The internal high breast-shot waterwheel measures 5.5m diameter by 1.2m wide but little other machinery survives.
2 Sir Roger Newdegate commenced building the canal system around Arbury Hall in 1764. The Mill must have been erected at about this time. It was certainly in existence by 1787. Information exists on ownership for the C19. After ceasing work, all the machinery except the waterwheel was removed, and the building became a cattle shed. Restoration was proposed in 1976. The brick building dates from the C18. It shows signs of many alterations. It may be that an existing building was converted into a Mill when the canal system was built. The section of the canal which fed the wheel is now virtually dry.
3 This may be George Eliot's 'Mill on the Floss'.
4 Survey undertaken in advance of proposed demolition. Three main phases: 1, pre 1760s, a single-storey M-shaped barn; 2, c1764, a brick Mill incorporating the W half of this barn; 3, addition of a late Victorian brick store or barn on the E.
5 Drawing included in survey, ref
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6 Description of the Mill complex.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Industrial Monuments Survey
Author/originator: Falconer K A
Date: 1980
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Watermills
Author/originator: Booth D T N
Date: 1978
Page Number: 83-4
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Arbury watermill
Author/originator: Ogden D et al.
Date: 1972
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Arbury Mill
Author/originator: JLP
Date: 1984
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Arbury Mill
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 27
Author/originator: JLP
Date: 1984
Page Number: 62
Volume/Sheet: 27
   
Images:  
A view of Arbury Mill, near Nuneaton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900s
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. 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 WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument SHED * A slight structure built for shelter or storage, or for use as a workshop, either attached as a lean-to to a permanent building or separate. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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