Monument record MDR11267 - Chapel Wheel (site of) and mill pond, Eckington
Type and Period (4)
- MILL POND (Georgian to Victorian - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)
- WATERMILL (Georgian to Victorian - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)
- GRINDING HOUSE ? (Georgian to Victorian - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)
- SCYTHE MILL ? (Georgian to Victorian - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Chapel Wheel was sited to the east of Eckington, adjacent to the Chesterfield Canal. It is referred to, but not shown, on a map of 1814 which shows a short stretch of the canal, with a weir apparently taking water off to Chapel Wheel. It is also mentioned in a note made by the Sheffield surveyor Josiah Fairbank in 1822 about a certain William Hewitt who had encroached on Crown Land: "… he is now run away for breaking into Chapel Wheel, got down the Chimney …". (1)
Chapel Wheel is shown on the 1st ed. 25" OS map, which also suggests that the mill pond was partly silted up by that time. (2) The mill building appears to have been demolished by the end of the 19th century, as it is not shown on the 2nd ed. 25" OS map. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR19069 Unpublished document: Stroud, G. 1996. The Value of the Fairbank Collection as a Resource for the Study of Landscape Change (in) Eckington. p 79.
- <2> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). Sheet XIX.1.
- <3> SDR18790 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). Sheet XIX.1, 1898.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 44261 79249 (234m by 158m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ECKINGTON, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2014 12:23PM