A view from the south of the late 18th century, south western elevation of Abbey Mill

Date:
mid 20th century
Location:
Abbey Mill, Mill Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Reference:
OP36144
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

To the left of the mill, the large guillotine flood gate dating from 1930 can be seen. This replaced the mill's old wooden sluices which were considered to be inadequate by that time. The Abbey Mill dates from 1793. The milling of corn continued until shortly after the 1914-18 war when the building became a tea shop and subsequently a restaurant, trading on its role as 'Abel Fletcher's Mill' in the popular Victorian novel 'John Halifax Gentleman'. The Mill was converted into residential apartments c.2005. The building is Grade II* Listed.

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