Polegate / Wannock Millstream #2 Traditional Cache
Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.
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Polegate / Wannock Millstream #2
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This is one of a short series of caches placed close to the route of the old Polegate/Wannock Watermills mill stream. There is a twitten that links the caches which starts from Southfields (G/R N50 48.908 E000 14.461 ) and ends at Wannock Road (G/R N50 48.617 E000 14.159 ), but it can be very wet and muddy in places. You have been warned!!
Wannock Watermill TQ575035 It is not known when Wannock Watermill was built, but on a map dated 1620 the mill and millpond can clearly be seen. The mill was owned by a number of millers over the years, including Joseph Seymour who purchased the mill in 1840. It was Joseph Seymour who built Willingdon Windmill in 1817, which since 1939 has been known as Polegate Windmill. Wannock Watermill ceased grinding corn in 1918 and was demolished in 1956 due to its poor condition. The road Old Mill Lane serves as a reminder of the mill and the building numbered 22 Mill Cottage and 20 are believed to be the Mill House. Although the millpond was filled in and bungalows built on the site, the narrow stream at the back of Mill House, that flows between the bungalows, provided the water to turn the wheel. Polegate Watermill TQ 579040 Originally known as the Lower Watermill, it was built by Joseph Seymour in 1833, which together with Wannock Watermill were owned by the Seymour and Thomas families. Albert Ovenden was the last miller at Polegate Watermill as well as at Polegate Windmill. Within Polegate Watermill were two pairs of Derbyshire Peak stones, one pair of French Burr stones, an oat crusher and a maize kibbler. The mill went into decline in the 1960s due to housing development in the area, which brought the risk of flooding. The mill was put up for sale in 1972, but with no buyers coming forward, it was demolished in 1974. The waterwheel however was saved and went to Wateringbury in Kent. The backs of garages at the end of Windmill Place, Polegate, now occupy the site. All the cache containers are nano sized tubes with only a small log sheet inside so please bring your own writing implement and please keep the log entries short. Happy Hunting
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