Calcot Mill
| Calcot Mill | |
|---|---|
  Location of Calcot Mill in Berkshire | |
| Type | Watermill |
| Location | Mill Lane, Calcot |
| Coordinates | 51°26′17″N 1°02′18″W / 51.4381°N 1.0383°W |
| Area | Berkshire |
Calcot Mill is an historic former watermill on the Holy Brook, a channel of the River Kennet in the English county of Berkshire. The mill is situated in the civil parish of Holybrook and to the south of Calcot, a suburb of Reading.
The original mill belonged to Reading Abbey, whose monks are believed to have created the Holy Brook as a water supply to this and other mills owned by them.[1]
Between 1876 and 1928 the GWR operated a siding serving the mill which was shunted by a horse.[2]
In 1881 the American post-impressionist painter John Singer Sargent spent the summer with his family in the village.[3]
In 1966, the mill, then owned by Calcot Flour Mills, was badly damaged by fire.[4] Since then the building has been converted to apartments.
See also
References
- ^ Sowen, Adam; Castle, Sally; Hay, Peter (2003). The Holy Brook or The Granators Tale. Two Rivers Press. ISBN 1-901677-34-6.
- ^ "West Berkshire HER". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Landscape With Trees". Leicester Galleries. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Flour Mill Fire, Daily Telegraph, 14 Nov 1966
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