Information for record number MWA2154:
Emscote Mill

Summary Emscote Mill, the site of a watermill built in the Imperial period. After 1850 it was driven by steam, and then by electricity. The site is now under housing.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill, Steam Mill, Factory
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Built on the N bank of the canal in 1806. It was operated by the firm of Kench and Sons, in conjunction with Rock Mills, until 1961. Excess water from the canal was used to drive an overshot waterwheel. This was replaced by a steam engine in the 1850s. In 1905 the Mill was completely rebuilt and modernised. From 1918 the Mill was driven by electric motors. The Mill closed in 1961. The machinery was removed and the building converted into a pie factory.
2 The pie factory was demolished a few years ago, and has now been replaced by housing development. The factory was immediately adjacent to the road and the canal, on the SE side of the road bridge over the canal.
3 A watermill is marked here on Greenwood's map of 1822
 
Sources
Source No: 1
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: Map
Title: Greenwood's Map of the County of Warwick 1822
Author/originator: Greenwood C & J
Date: 1822
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Notes
Author/originator: Maclagan H
Date: 1998
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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 STEAM MILL * A steam-powered factory. back
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 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 STEAM ENGINE * An engine in which the mechanical force of steam is made available as a motive power for driving machinery. back
monument MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back

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