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Town Mill
Key Words :- mill
Address :- Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey
Grid Ref :- SU 99596 49263
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.23387 , Long -0.574848
Local Authority :- Guildford Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Surrey
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1188091,
Description and History of Site:-
Former watermill, now used as scenery workshops for the nearby Yvonne Arnaud theatre.
The present three-storey red brick building dates from 1766 with an extension to the west, dated 1896.
It also housed pumps for the town's water supply, the original pumping system having been set up in the fulling mill in 1701.
The water board leased the mill to the adjacent Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in 1966 for use as workshops. The theatre was built (1965) on the site of the Guildford Foundry of Williams & Filmer, later Filmer & Mason and others.
Behind the theatre in Millmead is the first lock on the Godalming Navigation [SU 996 492]. A serious flood occurred in 1968 and sluice gates now allow controlled flooding of former water meadows upstream. Some 200m downstream is the Town Bridge. An iron bridge replaced a medieval stone bridge in 1900, and was rebuilt in 1985 using original components.
Further Reading and References:-
Payne, Gordon A. 'Surrey's Industrial Archaeology'. Phillimore & Co, 1977
Haselfoot, A J. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of South-East England'. Batsford, 1978
Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980
Wenham, Peter. 'Watermills'. Robert Hale, 1989
Crocker, Glenys. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Surrey'. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1990
Stidder, Derek. 'The Watermills of Surrey'. Barracuda Books, 1990
https://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/
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Grid Ref :- SU 99596 49263
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.23387 , Long -0.574848
Local Authority :- Guildford Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Surrey
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1188091,
Former watermill, now used as scenery workshops for the nearby Yvonne Arnaud theatre.
The present three-storey red brick building dates from 1766 with an extension to the west, dated 1896.
It also housed pumps for the town's water supply, the original pumping system having been set up in the fulling mill in 1701.
The water board leased the mill to the adjacent Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in 1966 for use as workshops. The theatre was built (1965) on the site of the Guildford Foundry of Williams & Filmer, later Filmer & Mason and others.
Behind the theatre in Millmead is the first lock on the Godalming Navigation [SU 996 492]. A serious flood occurred in 1968 and sluice gates now allow controlled flooding of former water meadows upstream. Some 200m downstream is the Town Bridge. An iron bridge replaced a medieval stone bridge in 1900, and was rebuilt in 1985 using original components.
Payne, Gordon A. 'Surrey's Industrial Archaeology'. Phillimore & Co, 1977
Haselfoot, A J. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of South-East England'. Batsford, 1978
Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980
Wenham, Peter. 'Watermills'. Robert Hale, 1989
Crocker, Glenys. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Surrey'. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1990
Stidder, Derek. 'The Watermills of Surrey'. Barracuda Books, 1990
https://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/
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