Information for record number MWA218:
Steam Mill, Market Street, Polesworth

Summary A steam mill which was built during the Imperial period for the purpose of grinding corn. It was situated on the western side of Market Street, Polesworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Steam Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1910 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Polesworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 02
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Formerly steam mill of Messrs Mallaby and Alkin. Grain was brought by canal and by road. Horses were stabled at the back, in the Old Salt House. 1872: Warehouse burnt down and rebuilt. 1910: Mill closed. Machinery moved to Sheepy Mill. 1912 (September): Opened as a cinema. Porch with projection room added. 1956 (October): Closed. Later re-opened as a soft drinks factory. The complex consists of two blocks of building, gable end to the road. Many blocked and new windows.
2 Noted.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Scrapbook of Polesworth Village History
Author/originator: Clark Mrs
Date: 1956
Page Number: 7
Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: North Warwicks Survey
Author/originator: Molyneux N
Date: 1976
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. 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 MARKET * An open space or covered building in which cattle, goods, etc, are displayed for sale. back
monument MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WAREHOUSE * A building or part of a building used for the storage of goods or merchandise. Use more specific type where known. 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 SOFT DRINKS FACTORY * A commercial building, or buildings, used for the production of soft drinks. back
monument CINEMA * A building where people pay to see films and 'moving pictures'. back

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