Monument record 263/2 - Bar Mill, Barbridge

Site of Barbridge Mill has now been redeveloped, and is occupied by a bungalow. The leat was still well defined, and the overflow weir survived in 1968 (1). The first record of the mill is Ogilby's map, of 1675 (2 & 3), and the site is named Bar Mill by Dodgson, from a 1775 source (4). The mill last worked in 1880 (1).

<1> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 75-6/61 Norris J H 1968 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

<2> Various, Cheshire History, 14/35 Bott O J P 1984 (Journal/Periodical). SCH811.

<3> Ogilby J, 1675, Britannia Atlas (Maps and Plans). SCH2109.

<4> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, 3/151 (Y) (Book). SCH3228.

<4> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol .III p.151 (Book). SCH3228.

<5> Cheshire County Council, 1974, County Treasures Record, 7/IA.061 0 1984 (Y) (Index). SCH1000.