Monument record BTM 020 - Larkspur Cottage; River Lark
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Summary
Watermill shown to SE of former line of Newmarket - Thetford road (S1)(S2).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7262 7382 (100m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77SW |
| Civil Parish | BARTON MILLS, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Water mill shown to SE of former line of Newmarket - Thetford road (S1)(S2).
1964-5: same(?) as that listed as having two wheels, a turbine & 7 pairs of stones (gone in 1965?), and as having a 16 horse power condensing steam engine in 1878 (S4).
Circa 1980: `Also near the bridge are the two buildings which contained the two Barton Watermills'. Also see BTM 019 (S3). See (R1) for details of mill house?
1985/86: One of the mills (or other buildings) may have been affected /destroyed by construction of A11 Barton Mills bypass if not before.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF1397 (No record type): Bowen E, An Accurate Map of the County of Suffolk, 1753.
- <R1> SSF7413 (No record type): Heath K J, The History of the Mill House at Barton Mills in the County of Suffolk, ms, (copy held by.
- <S2> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S3> SSF23064 (No record type): Weston D E, The Lark Navigation, circa 1980, 12.
- <S4> SSF22702 (No record type): Wailes R, Suffolk Watermills.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 8 2005 10:07AM