Monument record 1331/1 - Site of Havannah Mill(s), Eaton

<1> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Vol.75, p.6-65, Norris J H, 1965 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

Havannah Mill. A 3-storey mill dated 'G.C.A. 1840' on being rebuilt after a fire. The building was later used as a textile factory. The weir is one of the most impressive in the county and provided power not only for the cornmill, but also for the silk mills and later velvet mills

<2> Day, J, 1992, Monuments Protection Programme Industrial Monuments Assessment: The Brass Industry Step 1 Report, p.73 (Report). SCH4339.

The industry established in this area was the last of the producers of brass in the 18th century, and evolved from earlier copper smelting. The smelting works in Macclesfield used local coal, and copper ores originally came from nearby Alderley Edge, from Coniston in the Lake District and also from Ecton Hill in Staffordshire. The early brass manufacturing site was constructed as an industrial village on the River Dane at Eaton, just north of Congleton.

<3> Cranstone, D, 1993, Monuments Protection Programme Industrial Monuments Assessment: The Brass Industry Step 3 Report (Report). SCH4338.

1760's brass mill site, later silk and corn mills. Slight stone and brick ruins, probably including fragments of brass mill. Fine weir of later date. Site mostly vacant one small modern building. Moderate stratigraphy probably survives to ground level.

<4> Ashmore, O, 1982, The Industrial Archaeology of North West England, p.40 (Book). SCH3181.

Havannah. Industrial community on the river Dane near Congleton named in commemoration of British capture of Havannah in 1762. Copper works established by Charles Roe of Macclesfield, 1763, made brass wire and copper sheeting. Worked until early 19th century. There was also a silk mill and older corn mill. Only survivors are fine stone weir and a long row of brick-built worker's cottages with flag-stone roofs.

<5> Nexus Heritage, 2012, Havannah Mill, Eaton, Congleton, Cheshire East: Archaeological Watching Brief, R3364 (Client Report). SCH6887.

In 2011, the area of Windsor Mill was subject to an archaeological watching brief due to the site being re-developed for housing. Elements of the mill (wheel pit and engine house) were investigated, along with sections of two of the rows of workers' housing (Windsor Row and the southern side of New Street). See record 1331/5 for further detail.