Site Event/Activity record ECH4630 - Construction of a new Extension at Old Castle Mill, Malpas, Cheshire: Watching brief and Rapid Archaeological Investigation

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at Oldcastle Mill in March 2010 during the construction of an extension to the mill building. It revealed evidence of the former brick-lined wheelpit located on the west side of the mill (the wheel on the eastern side of the mill is extant and has been restored as a feature). There were possible traces of an earlier phase in the form of sandstone footings which were visible at the base of the west retaining wall of the wheel pit, with the later brick wall over.