Monument record 2613/2 - Siddington Old Mill

<1> Bott O J P, 1986, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 6, p.30 (Article in Journal). SCH6108.

The mill pool dam survives at the bridge to Siddington Hall. Documentary references from 1775 to 1848.

<2> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

This map depicts a water mill at this location.

<3> Greenwood, C. & Greenwood J., 1819, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2115.

This map depicts a watermill and a large mill pond at this location.

<4> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

This map depicts a watermill and a large mill pond at this location.

<5> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 358/2, c.1850 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts the mill building to the west of the road to Siddington Hall Farm, with a small mill pond to the east. Running west from the mill building, and curving to the north to rejoint Snape Brook, is the mill's tail race. A leat c.160 metres long is also depicted connecting the mill pond to a point upstream on the brook.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8470, 1872 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

None of the features previously described are extant.