Hello again

Apologies for returning to a previous subject but I have a few questions and observations.

I have said before that I was amazed how many people lived in the small cottages in Bridge Street. Someone pointed out that the cottages opposite the Vets were built in 1913.

When looking at the census returns for 1881 I have relatives in a house on Bridge Street and, on the night of the census, in the house were - husband and wife, 4 kids, 1 grandchild, 1 visitor and 2 boarders (goodness knows where they slept !). There were five households in Bridge Street and also the Goyt Inn.

In 1871 there are 5 households and a "James Johnson - Joiner and Beerhouse Keeper" - but the beerhouse isn't named (could it be the beginnings of the Goyt ?).

I was wondering therefore when the old photograph of Bridge Street (posting above) is thought to have been taken and was the building prior to 1913 part of the old corn mill?

Just one other point - on the 1871 census there is mention of "Canal Road" which seems to have quite a lot of dwellngs. It follows Market Street on the list with four dwellings, then shows five households on Canal Street, followed by another nine households on Canal Road again. This could be a mistranscription but is there or was there a Canal Road?

Just another little history point to chew over ! 

Gnats

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Thanks for all the photos everyone.

Sorry if someone explained this already, but is the 2nd picture (the corn mill and water wheel) taken from somewhere round where the doctors' surgery is now, so the vet's would be to the left and the Goyt (pub) to the right? Or is it the other way round?

Is it the building that used to be a factory shop at one time? (And before that I think it was used by the Jehovah's witnesses).

Another question, about the "goat" by the Railway. I'd always thought it was a canal feeder coming from Toddbrook Reservoir to the basin. But, if I understood Mr Stephenson-Smythe correctly, the water drove the wheel of the corn mill and then discharged into the Goyt (river).  Am I thinking about the wrong goat?

Further to the above I think I finally worked out the location of the corn mill, thanks to a nice picture on the Uniting Church web site

http://www.whaleybridgeunitingpartnership.org.uk/html/sunday_school.htm

(You have to scroll down a bit to see it)

Apologies if the picture has already been posted somewhere else on the forum. It's difficult to keep up with all the threads, but thanks to all who have contributed so much interesting information.

Try again

I'll try again to post the drawing of the old corn mill.

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It is always good to see what you post on this web site, and indeed a pleasure to read.

I have been reading a lot about  the Corn Mill,  as it is one of my interests having published a book on Water Mills many years ago.

In your article you mention that the Water Wheel was  "undershot".

Having looked at the picture am I right in thinking that the feed from the Mill Race, is fed from the left hand side, and by looking at the picture it looks as if the weel is Breast Shot.

Do we know if the Mill had French bur Stones, and if so how many.

Back in the 19th century their was a famous stone mason who used to travel all over the country called George Norris.

I have a picture of him  showing him re cutting a mill stone.

I look forward to hearing from you RSS and hope one day to have the chance to meet you.

Enjoy the rest of the day !

Not wanting to be picky but, the road from Market Street to the Bridge  is called Station Road, then it splits into Reservoir Road and Whaley Lane. I have it on an official o/s map. When the local council erected the new Reservoir Road sign on the railings near the old phone box  I thought I would tell someone but never did.

The other thing is the proximity of the cornmill to the river. I had  thought it was further up Canal street opposite the goyt., but clearly not.

Cheers

Jon.

The earliest map at 1 : 10560 scale which I can find on line is dated 1881.  It appears that the level crossing was still in use at this date.  The station end of Reservoir Road is shown as "Springbank".  The 1899 map shows the road layout as we now know it.

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