Book: The Watermills and Landscape of the River Great Ouse, Cambridgeshire 🌍

The Watermills and Landscape of the River Great Ouse, Cambridgeshire, Bridget Flanagan and Keith Grimwade, (2025) Windgather Press. ISBN 978-1-914427-41-1

Chapter titles

1. Introduction
2. The Physical and Historical Background
3. The First Watermills: the Roman Period to 1066
4. A Water milling 'powerhouse': the Domesday Mills
5. The Age of Backwaters: 1086-1350
6. River Wars: 1515 - matters come to a head
7. The Age of Locks: a 17th century Technical Solution
8. Continuity, Disputes and Cooperation: 1700-1850
9. Decline and Romantic Appreciation: 1850 to the present day
10. Modelling and Managing the Watermilling Landscape

Cover shows an watercolour image of Houghton mill.