Information for record number MWA266:
Alder Mill, Atherstone

Summary The site of Alder Mill, a Post Medieval watermill which was situated 120m south of Fieldon Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Atherstone
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 99
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There was a mill in Atherstone in 1633 and it may have stood on this site. Various owners are recorded in the 19th century and 20th century. In 1849 the property was offered for sale and the description in the sale catalogue reads 'The mill contains an excellent undershot wheel and three pairs of stones...'. The mill is thought to have become disused in the 1920s and was later used as a dwelling though the machinery remained in position. It was condemned as unfit for habitation and demolished in 1970. The site is now marked by a pile of rubble. The outline of the building and the wheelpit can be traced. Several millstones lie within the site, and others were used many years ago to build a wall. The watercourses near the mill are intact.
2 The ruins of a blue brick building and cuttings in the river were visible in 1977.
3 The buildings and mill stream are shown.
4 An approximate replica of the Old Mill House was rebuilt on the same site pre 1980.
 
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: 4
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Information and Photographs, Alder Mill, Atherstone
Author/originator: Singlehurst, M
Date: 2010
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10560 1925
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1925
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Images:  
A view of Alder Mill, Atherstone
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1950s
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument WATERCOURSE * A channel used for or formed by the conveyance of water. Can be natural, eg. a river or artificial eg. an aqueduct. Use more specific type where known. 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 PILE * Component: Use wider site type where known. 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 DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MILL HOUSE * The residence of a miller, often attached to a mill. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument UNDERSHOT WHEEL * A waterwheel where the inflow of water strikes the paddles or floatboards well below the axis of the wheel, ie. the water more or less passes under it. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back
monument MILLSTONE * One of a pair of large circular stones used for grinding corn in a mill. 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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