Building record 140 - Rode Mill

<1> Bott O J P, 1983, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 2, p.60 (Article in Journal). SCH6105.

A watermill at Rode Heath: the tithe apportionment indicates a watermill with an auxiliary steam engine in 1839 (see 3). Documentary references from 1315 (see 2).

<2> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol .II p.306-307 (Book). SCH3228.

Documentary reference to molendinum (aquaticum) de Rode dating from 1315. There are further references to a watermill dating from 1328, 1329 and 1722.

<3> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 309/2, 1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The apportionment records a house, corn mill, yard, outbuildings and garden, and the mill pond to the north-east.

<4> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, Composite 2m DSM (27/05/2021) (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

Rectangular mill pond visible as an earthwork to the north-east of the mill.

<5> Norris J.H., 1968, The Water-Powered Corn Mills of Cheshire, p.69 (Article in Journal). SCH6001.

A three-storey brick building with chimney for auxiliary steam engine. The wheel and all the machinery have been removed.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8257, 1873-1888 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts the mill with the mill house to the south and further buildings to the north. The mill dam, generally aligned north-south and with a slight curve, is located to the immediate north and north east of the mill. The lane serving the mill may be located on the dam or between the dam and the mill buildings. The mill pond has an unusual L or U shape. The overflow leat is on the north-western side of the mill pond. Labelled Rode Mill (Flour).

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8257, 1909 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

Further buildings have been constructed to the north. A weir and sliuce are depicted at the south-eastern end of the mill pond. A new sluice and overflow leat have been constructed to the south-west of the original.

<8> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

The mill and mill pond is depicted on this map.

<9> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 38 no.1110, 15/05/1973 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

The mill pond has silted up and is covered in tree or scrub.

<10> Nevell, M & George, D, 2014, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Cheshire, p.14 no.1.24 (Book). SCH8021.

A square section chimney survives for the flue from an auxiliary steam engine at the southern end of the mill.