Monument record MLI52753 - Mill, north of Church, Market Rasen

Summary

Mill, north of Church, Market Rasen

Type and Period (4)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1855 AD to 1904 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1855 AD to 1904 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1855 AD to 1904 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Mill Close was indicated on a map of 1779. Pevsner mentions a mill north of the church. It was early 19th century water mill, which was converted into a warehouse. {1}{2} It is a 3 storey red brick building, of English Garden Wall bond in an irregular pattern. It has wall plates of cast iron 'JF 1855', a slate roof, and workshop type windows. There are two millstones outside and a date stone of 1855. It has a central doorway with large double doors to the left and a large wooden lintel across the top. {3} Steam Mill, located on Jameson Bridge Street, was a flour mill then became used as a grain warehouse. It has a date stone with 'J.B.F 1855'. {4} The 1905 Ordnance Survey map records this mill as a 'Corn Mill (disused)'. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: RUSSELL, R.C. AND RUSSELL, E.. 1983. MAKING NEW LANDSCAPES IN LINCOLNSHIRE. pp.68-72.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.556.
  •  Index: 1992-97. Index Record for Industrial Sites. LI/SLHA/SES34.
  •  Article in Serial: 1971. 'Points of interest for the Industrial Archaeologist - Market Rasen' in Lincolnshire Industrial Archaeology. Vol.6, No. 2 and 3, pp.38-43.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF18.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1104 8930 (27m by 17m)
Civil Parish MARKET RASEN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 3 2023 3:28PM

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