A general view from the west showing Abbey Mill in its setting on the edge of 'The Ham' the great flood meadow to the west of the town

Date:
1963
Location:
Abbey Mill, Mill Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Reference:
WAI01/04/005/63/25
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The two 1930s sluice gates are visible to the left. The Abbey Mill dates from 1793, when an existing range of four corn mills was rebuilt into a single mill. 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 circa 2005. The building is Grade II* listed.

Content

This is part of the Series: WAI01/04 35mm negatives taken by Rex Wailes; within the Collection: WAI01 Wailes, Rex

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Wailes, Reginald 'Rex'

Keywords

Georgian Watermill, Georgian Corn Mill, 20th Century Sluice