Upper and nether mill stones for grinding grain

Made:: before 1939 in Oxfordshire

Upper and nether mill stones from Cuxham Mill, Watlington, Oxon. The mill was one of 3 Cuxham mills mentioned in Domesday, 1086, and was given to the Prior of Wallingford before Merton College, Oxford, acquired the manor in 1268-71

Details

Category:: Nutrition & Food Technology

Object Number:: 1939-167

Materials:: stone

type:: millstones

credit:: Merton College

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Parts

Wooden part from upper and nether mill stones

Wooden part (6"x4") from upper and nether mill stones from Cuxham Mill, Watlington, Oxon.

Measurements:: overall: 152.4 mm x 101.6 mm

Materials:: wood

Object Number:: 1939-167 Pt1

type:: components

Upper millstone from Cuxham Mill

Upper millstone from Cuxham Mill, Watlington, Oxon. The mill was one of 3 Cuxham mills mentioned in Domesday, 1086, and was given to the Prior of Wallingford before Merton College, Oxford, acquired the manor in 1268-71.

Measurements:: overall: 300 mm x 1190 mm x 1190 mm, 638 kg

Object Number:: 1939-167 Pt2

type:: millstone

Nether millstone from Cuxham Mill

Nether millstone from Cuxham Mill, Watlington, Oxon. The mill was one of 3 Cuxham mills mentioned in Domesday, 1086, and was given to the Prior of Wallingford before Merton College, Oxford, acquired the manor in 1268-71.