Information for record number MWA1885:
Tuttle Hill Windmill, Nuneaton and Bedworth

Summary Tuttle Hill Windmill, a tower mill which was built during the Imperial period. It is situated 300m north of Tuttle Hill Industrial Estate.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill, Tower Mill, Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 'Tuttle Hill Mill', formerly Caldecote. Tower mill. Preserved in fair condition. Red brick tower with batter cemented over, flat roof with weather vane; retains much machinery but used as store. Small, four storey. In yard of large house on hill at 139m. 1821: had four common sails and three pairs of stones. Rebuilt 1905 (after storm) with iron machinery and five sails. Ceased work after storm damage 1936.
2 Photograph.
3 Description as for
1 in Industrial Monuments Survey of 1980.
4 Condition as above.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Industrial Monuments
Author/originator: Falconer K
Date: 1980
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Windmills in Warwicks
Author/originator: Seaby W A and Smith A C
Date: 1977
Page Number: 5
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMEPP
Author/originator: HDB
Date: 1986
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Windmills in Warwicks
Author/originator: Seaby W A and Smith A C
Date: 1977
Page Number: 10
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A view of Tuttle Hill, Windmill, Nuneaton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1930s
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A view of Tuttle Hill Windmill, Nuneaton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1920s
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source WMEPP Warwickshire Monument Evaluation and Presentation Project, the results of a survey of monuments in Warwickshire. The survey assesses the monuments' potential for public display, and examines some of the ways in which enhanced interpretation and presentation might be put into practice. The survey is presented as a written report and a collection of record sheets. It was carried out in 1987. A copy is held at the Warwickshire SMR. 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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 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 INDUSTRIAL ESTATE * An area of land owned by a developer, whether a private entrepreneur or a public authority, and divided into plots for leasing or sale to manufacturing or commercial concerns which may share some common services. 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 MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FAIR * A site where a periodical gathering of buyers, sellers and entertainers, meet at a time ordained by charter or statute or by ancient custom. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WEATHER VANE * A vane usually combined with crossed rods to show the four compass points. Used to indicate the direction of the wind. back

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