Monument record 1286/1 - Mere Mill

<1> Norris J.H., 1968, The Water-Powered Corn Mills of Cheshire, p.58 (Article in Journal). SCH6001.

Mere Mill. A 3-storey brick mill with fine roof trusses. The leat was taken off the overflow brook from The Mere, but is now dry and the pool is filled in. The wheel was removed and a turbine installed c.1920. There is a complete drying kiln and floor. An adjoining building known as the Old Mill, collapsed a few years ago & has been largely rebuilt. The existing building has a date on the door lintel of 1796.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 269/2 1848 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The tithe map for Mere township depicts the mill buildings and the unusually shaped, two part mill pond.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7382, 1876-1877 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Depicts the unusual mill pond arrangement and mill buildings. The north-eastern building is labelled kiln. The mill is labelled corn.

<4> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 05/10/2015 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

The mill pond is arranged in a curious way. The dam blocks Rotherne Brook (flowing north-east) creating a small pond c.50m x 25m. This in turn feeds a long linear pond to the immediate north-east which lies along the 50m contour line. This pond is where the mill race would be expected.

<5> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

The mill is depicted on this map.