Monument record 2621/2 - Site of New Mill and Mill Pond

<1> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

The first map to depict the mill.

<2> Norris J.H., 1968, The Water-Powered Corn Mills of Cheshire, p.68 (Article in Journal). SCH6001.

A building of about 1812, now a residence, with the remains of a pool adjoining the Chapel House Inn.

<3> Bott O J P, 1985, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 5 (continued), p.29 (Article in Journal). SCH8844.

The watermill stood on the stream north west of Mobberley Station. References date from 1819.

<3> Bott O J P, 1986, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 6, p.29 (Article in Journal). SCH6108.

The watermill stood on the stream north west of Mobberley Station. References date from 1819.

<4> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 274/2 1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts the mill building, mill pond to the north east, leat from Mobberley Brook to the south and a converging twin tail races to the west. It is labelled on the map as New Mill.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7781, 1876 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Similar to the tithe map (4), but the trail races are no longer visible. They have possibly been incorporated into the second mill building built after 1838 (see CHER 2621/1).

<6> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 36 no.1769-1770, 07/06/1973 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

The original mill building has been demolished. The site of the mill pond is woodland.

<7> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, 1m DSM composite (20/06/2018) (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

Features such as the mill pond and leat from Mobberley Brook survive as earthworks.