Information for record number MWA76:
Site of Paper Mill 500m S of the Redlands

Summary The site of a paper mill which was in use during the Imperial period. It was later converted to a corn mill. The mill was situated 800m north west of Church End.
What Is It?  
Type: Paper Mill, Corn Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nether Whitacre
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 23 91
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 This was known as New Mill in 1725. It is thought to have been a paper mill in the early 19th century and had been converted to corn grinding by 1850. It closed in the 1860's to make way for the reservoir that now occupies the site.
 
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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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. 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 PAPER MILL * A factory where paper is made. Use with power type where known. back
monument CORN MILL * A mill for grinding corn. Use with power type where known. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument RESERVOIR * A large natural or artificial body of water, sometimes covered, used to collect and store water for a particular function, eg. industrial or public use. back

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