Cogglesford Mill
Cogglesford Mill | |
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![]() Cogglesford Mill, 2005 | |
Type | Watermill |
Location | Sleaford |
Coordinates | 53°00′06″N 0°24′01″W / 53.001687°N 0.400187°W |
OS grid reference | TF 07459 46128 |
Area | Lincolnshire |
Built | Mid 18th century |
Owner | North Kesteven District Council |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Coggesford Mill, mill race and bridge |
Designated | 20 July 1973 |
Reference no. | 1062115 |
![Weir in place of the upper doors of the lock. This weir has a levelling mechanism attached, rather like a tilting weir. We see the dark frames of the weir, wet on a winter's day, with the water cascading over toward us in a smooth cataract, no turbulence or disturbance. The surface of the mill pond beyond is placid. The air is misty and the surrounding trees are white with hoar-frost, which also rimes the edges of the frame of the weir, melted only where the water has splashed.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Wier_at_cogglesford_mill-by-Mick-Lobb.jpg/220px-Wier_at_cogglesford_mill-by-Mick-Lobb.jpg)
Cogglesford Mill[1] (sometimes referred to as Coggesford[2]) is a Grade II listed working watermill in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. It is possibly the last working Sheriff's Mill[clarification needed] in England.[3]
Location
[edit]The mill sits to the north of Sleaford on banks of River Slea. The ford from which the mill takes its name is where the Roman road, now called Mareham Lane, crossed the Slea. The original crossing, no longer extant, is a few hundred yards downstream of the mill, close to the current footbridge.
History
[edit]There is archaeological evidence of a Saxon mill on the site and records in the Domesday book of later mills; the present redbrick structure dates to the mid to late 18th century, with alterations from the 19th century.[1] There were many other mills along the river at various times. During the construction of the Sleaford Navigation, in the 1790s, locks were provided at each of the mills to maintain the necessary head of water. After the navigation closed and as the locks fell into disrepair they were replaced by weirs. The weir at Cogglesford is particularly elaborate, having to maintain the head of this still working mill.
Cogglesford mill (including the mill race and bridge) was assigned a listed status on 20 July 1973.[1] The mill is open to the public 7 days a week during the summer and stoneground flour is milled there and sold in the shop.[4]
Gallery
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The Mill pond
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General view of the mill from upstream, with the small millpool formed by the river above the sluice.
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View of the entrance to the enclosed race, with the overflow weir alongside.
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Remains of the lock constructed for the Navigation of the river.
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The mill in November 2010
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A view of the great spur wheel and stones.
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The Pit wheel and wallower
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The Sack hoist
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Historic England. "Cogglesford Mill and Mill Race and Bridge (1062115)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1062115)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Cogglesford Mill". www.cogglesford-mill.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ^ "Cogglesford Watermill". Heart of Lincs. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- N. Pevsner, J. Harris, N. Atram, Buildings of England, vol. 27 (Lincolnshire), 1989 (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press)
- S. A. Savage, Cogglesford Mill, Eastgate, Sleaford, 2007 (Lincoln: Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd.)
External links
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