Calcot Mill
| Calcot Mill | |
|---|---|
  Location of Calcot Mill in Berkshire | |
| Type | Watermill |
| Location | Mill Lane, Calcot |
| Coordinates | 51°26′17″N 1°02′18″W / 51.4381°N 1.0383°W |
| Area | Berkshire |
Calcot Mill is an historic former watermill on the Holy Brook, a channel of the River Kennet in the English county of Berkshire. The mill is situated in the civil parish of Holybrook (formerly in the parish of Theale and earlier still in the parish of Tilehurst[1]) and to the south of Calcot, a suburb of Reading.
The original mill belonged to Reading Abbey, whose monks are believed to have created the Holy Brook as a water supply to this and other mills owned by them.[2]
Between 1876 and 1928 the GWR operated a siding serving the mill which was shunted by a horse.[3]
In 1966, the mill, then owned by Calcot Flour Mills, was badly damaged by fire.[4] Since then the building has been converted to apartments.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ford, David Nash (2020). Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 67–70. ISBN 9781905191024.
- ^ Sowen, Adam; Castle, Sally; Hay, Peter (2003). The Holy Brook or The Granators Tale. Two Rivers Press. ISBN 1-901677-34-6.
- ^ "West Berkshire HER". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Flour Mill Fire, The Daily Telegraph, 14 Nov 1966
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