White plaque № 59243
Overview
White plaque № 59243 is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Tewkesbury. This white commemorative plaque records: The Abbey Mill. Fed by the Mill Avon leat, there have been mills on this site for over a thousand years.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This white commemorative plaque records: The Abbey Mill.
People and events
The saved account records: Fed by the Mill Avon leat, there have been mills on this site for over a thousand years.
How it worked
The saved account records: The downstream part of the building, which housed the milling machinery and waterwheels, was rebuilt in 1793.
What remains
The saved account records: In monastic times it was the principal mill for Tewkesbury Abbey, hence its name.
Why it mattered
White plaque № 59243 matters because the source ties commemorative plaque to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The upstream, enlarged in the mid 19th century, was for the reception of grain and housed the hoist.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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