white plaque · England

White plaque № 59243

The Abbey Mill. Fed by the Mill Avon leat, there have been mills on this site for over a thousand years. In monastic times it was the principal mill for Tewkesbury Abbey, hence its name. The downstream part of the building, which housed the milling machinery and waterwheels, was rebuilt in 1793. The upstream, enlarged in the mid 19th century, was for the reception of grain and housed the hoist. The mill was in use until c1921. when it became a restaurant. It was converted to residential use in 2005. The building featured as "Abel Fletcher's Mill" in Mrs. Craik's 19th century novel "John Halifax, Gentleman".

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