Description

TL 41 SW HUNSDON MEAD LANE
(west side)
Hunsdon Pound

2/19 Bridge and Abutments,
and Base of Former
Watermill,. at Hunsdon
Mill House 25 metres S
of house

GV II

Bridge, abutments, and base of watermill. C17/18. Red brick 2-
arched bridge and extended abutments on the River Stort, on W
(downstream) side of the red brick base and sill walls of the
former timberframed watermill of 3,storeys and bin floor in roof
(old photograph at Mill House), demolished c1902. The intake
sluices controlled by C19 cast iron raising gear are still in use
on the upstream side of the mill base. Round-headed bridge
arches separated by a square ended cutwater supporting a pilaster
buttress. Face carried up as parapet to bridge. A group of 3
millstones are set in paving at the N end of the bridge. Hunsdon
has had a mill since 1066 presumably on this Site (HLHS (1979)
35). The durable features of an historic watermill of historical
andtechnological interest. Part of a group with the C17 Mill
House.

Listing NGR: TL4206111342

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26631146

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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