Information for record number MWA3015:
Site of Windmill 400m N of Lodge Farm

Summary The site of a tower mill, a type of windmill, which was built during the Imperial period. The windmill was demolished in 1925. It was situated 1km north east of Lower Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill, Tower Mill, Steam Plant
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Grandborough
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Brick tower mill. Built c1820. Lofty tower with ogee cap and finial; staging four sails and cap gallery with rotating wheel. Worked by steam for a period. Ceased working early 20th century and demolished after 1925.
2 Mill marked at about this location.
3 During a site visit a complete millstone about 1.5m in diameter was found embedded in the turf.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Windmills in Warwicks
Author/originator: Seaby W and Smith A
Date: 1977
Page Number: 21
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Yates
Date: 1797
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3081
   
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Glossary

 
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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 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 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 TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. 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 STEAM PLANT * An industrial site or building where the machinery is powered by a steam engine. back
monument MILLSTONE * One of a pair of large circular stones used for grinding corn in a mill. back

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