King's Newnham Mill Around 1900

King's Newnham Mill c. 1900

Courtesy of Warwickshire CC, Rugby Library Local Studies Collection; Warwickshire County Record Office reference PH827/5/28; photographer Rev. E. Dew

King's Newnham millpool and site of mill, 2015.

Image courtesy of Anne Langley

Remnants of machinery from King's Newnham mill.

Image courtesy of Anne Langley

I could find no sign of a mill here in the Domesday book. Trade directories show John Brierley as an active water miller here in 1924 but milling had ceased by 1928. When visiting the area I was directed to the site of the mill by fishermen at the ancient fish ponds nearby.

Remnants of the mill today

The mill has now been demolished, but the mill pool and a footbridge (shown in the photo) are still there. Remnants of the mill foundations and watercourse also survive plus a few bits of interesting-looking machinery.

A trip down the River Avon revisited

This is part of a series of ‘before and after’ photographs based on the Rev. E.N. Dew’s lantern slides for a talk about the Warwickshire Avon. The original photos date from around 1900 and the linked article explains the history of the photographs.