Monument record 6313/1 - Cosgrove mill

Possible site of mill recorded at Domesday in 1086. A mill built in c1570 was destroyed by fire in 1972.

{1} History:
1086 Domesday survey records Cosegrave with one mill rendering 13s
1570 Mill built about this time according to a report of the fire which destroyed the mill in 1972
1768 John Hutt, iller at Cosgrave (sic)
1910 Advertisement. Wanted; married miller for Stone Mill, used to horses. Apply to Atkinson, Cosgrove Mill
1928 Described as 'worked sometimes'
1972 "Priory Mill" destroyed by fire. Report stated it has not been used for many years but was in good repair
1973 Pit wheel, wallower, great spur wheel and stone nuts remained in burnt-out hursting. An electrical generator stood on the remaining parts of the floor over the wheel race indicating the waterwheel may have been used for generating electricity for the Priory after corn milling had ceased.
Documentary sources: Shown un-named on Eyre's and Jefferies' 1791 map; 1814 survey plan for OS marks it Cosgrove Mill; and bryant's 1827 map marks it Cosgrave Mill.
A straight leat, over 300m long, is clearly visible although dry. Brickwork at the sides of the mill race and tail pond also survive.

<1> STARMER G., 2002?, Northamptonshire Watermills Survey 2001 - 2002 (A-H), p.29 (checked) (Report). SNN105520.

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Oct 2 2020 11:37AM