COLNE WATERMILLS INDEX

[Stanley]

COLNE WATERMILLS. SCG INDEX ENTRIES. 28/06/04

Most of this information comes from the research done by Doreen Crowther of Beanfield House, Barrowford which she shared freely with me. I believe that the bulk of her papers are now in Colne Library.

1323.
CHRC 483. A survey of 1323 says that there is one water mill in Colne worth 20 marks per annum [£13-6-8] also one fulling mill worth 14 shillings. Survey of Colne in 1361(or 1311?) mentions two water mills at Colne and ‘Walfredene’ [Walverden] worth £5. Also a fulling mill worth 6s 8d.

1422/1423
CHRC493. A compotus of 1422/23 for Colne mentions 46/8 as farm for a mill at Colne demised to John Wakefield by the ‘suretie’ of John Palmer of Ightenhill and Richard Parker. The King will uphold the mill house in all charges, the said farmer paying all the tithes.

Also in same compotus of 1422/23; 6s 8d for a fulling mill at Colne demised to Robert de Walker of Colne for 10 years (this being the tenth year). The said farmer to repair and uphold the mill house except the main timbers which the King will provide when needful.

1439/40
CHRC 495. Roll no 1634. 18/19 Henry VI (1439/40) 61. The farm of Colne Water and Fulling mills rented by John Banastre and his son Robert with free entrance and exit and custom of the said mills from 1436 for a term of 24 years. 50shillings for the corn mill, ten shillings for the fulling mill and one shilling for new increase. They to repair the mills except for main timbers and carriage.

1442/1443
From CHRC [Court Rolls of the Honour of Clitheroe] Water mill at Colne repaired 1442/1443. Two loads of timber from Barnoldswick Wood carried there to make two ‘balkes’ at 8pence per load. Two loads of timber for ‘ground werke’ at 8pence per load. One load of timber for making a ‘sille’ under the ‘axeltree’; 8 pence. Paid 12 pence for carriage of another ‘sille’ and ‘ground sille’ from Pendle to Clitheroe. Same rolls record carriage of one axletree from Barnoldswick; 12 pence. Three loads of timber for the soles of the shears at the said mill [this is a fulling term and therefore must be referring to the Walk Mill.] at 8 pence per load. Carriage of three beams of ‘le shrendicg’ and other necessaries at 8 pence per load.

1496
Halmote Court at Colne. 29th April 1496. Richard Walton and others were presented by the jury for allowing the dam at Colne Mill to leak. It was a condition of their tenancy that they should repair the dam.

1507.
Halmote Court of 28th of January, 1507. The jury present that the mill at Colne is out of repair by the King’s default.

1508.
Halmote Court of 24th of October 1508. The jury find that the miller of Colne does not serve the King’s tenants in a reasonable time and that the mill is out of repair.

1510.
Halmote Court at Colne of 2nd of October 1510. The jury presents the tenants of Trawden and Winewall for trespassing on fields with their horses when going to the Colne Mill. [This suggests that there was no mill at either Trawden or Winewall in 1510]

1513.
Halmote court of Colne, 20th September 1513. The tenants of Trawden agree to repair the road from Trawden to the King’s mill at Colne or forfeit 3s 4d.

1546
Halmote Court of 18 May 1546. James Bawden of King’s Mill presented by jury for taking excessive toll.

1547
Halmote Court of 21st of June, 1547. William Hargreaves of Lomeshawe withdrew his grain from the King’s Mill at Colne [Lomeshawe mill operating?]
James Bawden, the miller at King’s Mill presented by the jury for taking excessive toll. Henry and Thomas Emmott, Lionel Blakey, John Hargreaves and the Relict of William Hargreaves were presented by the jury for not taking grain to Colne Mill.

1551
At the Halmote Court in Colne. 19th January 1551. James Bawden, miller of King’s Mill, was presented for taking excessive toll.

1563
At the Halmote Court of Colne, 17 November 1563. The millers of Colne and Walverden were charged to keep beggars out of their mills on pain of a fine of 26/8 [2 marks]

1689
From the Barcroft memorandum: 30th December 1689. Ambrose Barcroft paid Richard Hartley, mason, to set vertical stones in the arch of kilne (or milne) at Carryhey. The price was 20/-

SCG/28 June 2004
Research/04