Information for record number MWA3777:
Green Lane Needle Mill, Studley

Summary Green Lane Needle Mill, the remains of a watermill built in the Imperial period and used for the small scale manufacture of needles. It has been converted into an inn, and is sited at the intersection of Green Lane and Redditch Road.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Building, Needle Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Studley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 06 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The Griffin Inn is said to be the original premises of Abel Morrell, needlemaker. Much of the early 19th century building has been destroyed but one corner remains. It is brick-built with a Welshslate roof. The mill seems originally to have been water-driven and a series of leats can be traced to the SW. In addition the tithe award map of 1848 shows two large pools to the NE of the mill.
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7The Griffin Inn was formerly an odd assemblage of 5 or possibly 6 buildings situated in an island at the centre of a triangle formed by the junction of Green Lane and Studley and Redditch roads. Some or all of this odd assortment was utilised as a public house, styled `The Griffin Inn', and kept during the greater part of the C19 by 2 needlemakers called Abel Morrall. The needlemaking business here was probably on a small scale, in no more than 2 rooms, most likely just one.
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5 Sketches.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Survey of Arrow Valley Needle Industry
Author/originator: Collins P
Date: 1994
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: A435 Studley Bypass, Archaeological Assessment, Proposal for stage 3 Fieldwork
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1994
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Studley Parish Survey
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1980
Page Number: 89
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: A435 Studley Bypass Archaeological Assessment (Stage 2)
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1994
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Survey of Arrow Valley Needle Mills
Author/originator: Collins P
Date: 1994
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: Studley
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1980
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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 POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument FIELDWORK * A usually temporary earthwork or fortification, the latter constructed by military forces operating in the field. 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 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 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 NEEDLE MILL * A mill or works where needles were manufactured. back
monument LEAT * Artificial water channel, usually leading to a mill. back
monument PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back
monument ISLAND * A piece of land, sometimes man-made, completely surrounded by water. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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