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.
Comments
I am interested in the Brierly family name connected with the Kings Newnham Hall and water mill. Through old neighbours of my childhood in Edinburgh Scotland I have discovered an auction catalogue dated 1925 for the sale of Newnham Hall and Newnham Grounds farm. I am aware of the family of RT Simpson being related. The Simpson family moved from Rugby approximately 1920.
There’s an interesting tale about an earlier Brierley that you can find under my article about the Kings Newnham Church Tower. Here (I hope) is the link: Kings Newnham Tower
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