Stafford medieval mill to be preserved
Item: #61,
Posted: 27/3/03
The remains of a
medieval watermill in Millbank, Stafford are to be preserved. The
remains thought to date from the 14th or 15th centuries were uncovered
whilst digging a trench as part of a £3.6 river improvement scheme on the
River Sow.
The site was a known 19th century mill, but a 17th century wall and the
earlier timbers were uncovered by Jackson Civil Engineering. An
alternative route for the pipe is now planned, and the original trench
carefully backfilled after archaeological recording and tree ring samples
will be taken.
had a few more details:
The site is at the junction of Tenterbanks and Mill Bank with Water Street.
Its been worked on by a team from Birmingham University's Field
Archaeology Unit.
Diagonal tooling on a sandstone wall suggested it belonged to a 17th
century watermill.
Research has shown that in 1086, the canons of Stafford had a mill, but
it is not clear that it was in the town.
