A view from the south of the late 18th century, south western elevation of Abbey Mill after installation of an automatic radial flood gate seen here on the extreme left

Date:
1935
Location:
Abbey Mill, Mill Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Reference:
OP36143
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

Until 1930 the Abbey Mill had been equipped with four traditional wooden sluice gates to regulate the 'Mill Avon' in times of flooding. By this time they were considered inadequate for the job and in 1930 the large guillotine flood gate seen here immediately to the left of the mill, replaced the old sluices. In 1935 a larger, radial sluice was fitted in addition to the 1930 gate. The new gate's massive concrete counterweights can be seen to the left in the photograph.

Content

This is part of the Series: RCH01/006 Red Box Collection (Rchme); within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England (Rchme) Archive

Rights

© F R WINSTONE

People & Organisations

Photographer: Winstone, Frank Reece

Keywords

Georgian Watermill, Georgian Corn Mill, 20th Century Sluice