Demolition of Abbey Mill, exposing the waterwheel and arch

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Reference
- GB 3132 READ-1300803
Dates of Creation
- 1964
Physical Description
- 1 digital image
Digital Content

Scope and Content

Rubble is being broken up and loaded onto a lorry. The waterwheels and medieval arches of the old mill are exposed. In the background are the backs of buildings on King's Road.

Access Information

This is a digital copy of a photograph held by Reading Borough Libraries. For more information or to request copies please contact Reading Central Library.

Additional Information

Published

Subjects

Roller flour mills

Geographical Names

Abbey Mill, Reading

Archive Record|Table of contents

Reading Central Library ImagesREAD

Abbey Mill, ReadingREAD-1156291

The New Mill, Eversley and the River Blackwater.READ-1175428

Twyford Mill, from the River Loddon.READ-1181406

Sandford Mill, Sandford Lane, WoodleyREAD-1184024

The Mill House, Caversham Mill, Reading,READ-1204506

Aerial view of Caversham Lock and Surrounding AreaREAD-1205083

A watermill, with pollarded willows nearby.READ-1208831

Mill Lane, Reading, looking eastwards along St. Giles's Mill Stream.READ-1220826

St Giles Mill, Reading and the River KennetREAD-1220849

St Giles Mill, Reading and Surrounding BuildingsREAD-1220851

St Giles Mill, Reading and the old WaterworksREAD-1220852

Mill Lane, Reading, with St Giles Mill in the BackgroundREAD-1220853

Eastern View Along St. Giles's Mill Stream.READ-1220854

View of St. Giles's Mill from the eastREAD-1220857

Mill Lane, Reading, looking eastwards with St Giles Mill in the distance.READ-1220859

Mill Lane, Reading. St. Giles's Mill from the EastREAD-1220877

Mill Lane, Reading. St. Giles's Mill from the westREAD-1220890

Mill Lane, Reading, showing the Western side of St. Giles's Mill.READ-1220891

Eastern side of St. Giles's Mill, ReadingREAD-1220892

An Eastern View along St. Giles's Mill StreamREAD-1220895

Mill Lane, Reading, looking eastwards down St. Giles's Mill StreamREAD-1220896

St Giles Mill, Reading from the EastREAD-1220901

West Hendred Mill, from the mill-pondREAD-1234684

Mapledurham MillREAD-1237688

"Shiplake Lock and Mill"READ-1237697

Shiplake watermill and lockREAD-1242736

Mapledurham millREAD-1254254

Sindlesham Mill, EarleyREAD-1254830

Sindlesham Mill, EarleyREAD-1254831

Rowing boats moored by Sindlesham Mill, EarleyREAD-1254833

The Upper Mill at Kingstone Winslow, AshburyREAD-1254855

The mill-tail of Twyford MillREAD-1255257

Twyford Mill from the mill-leadREAD-1255258

View along the Thames from Goring towards StreatleyREAD-1255464

Sandford Mill, Woodley, looking along the bridge which crosses the mill-steam,READ-1255853

Sandford Mill, Woodley, looking along the bridge which crosses the mill-steam,READ-1255855

Reading Abbey, an arch in the wall of Abbey MillREAD-1257056

A three arched wall of Abbey Mill, ReadingREAD-1257057

North-Western view of the three arched wall of Abbey Mill, ReadingREAD-1257058

The central arch of the former Abbey Mill wallREAD-1257059

The edge-runners of the whiting factory at The Green, off Inkpen Road, Kintbury.READ-1260298

Side view of the edge runners of the whiting factory, KintburyREAD-1260299

Framework, gearing and edge-runners of the whiting factory, KintburyREAD-1260300

Another view of the framework, gearing and edge-runners of the whiting factory, KintburyREAD-1260301

The tug-boat "Pep" entering Sonning Lock.READ-1271190

Burghfield Mill, from across the river.READ-1271244

Thames Street, Abingdon, and the Abbey Mill.READ-1271639

Aldermaston Mill, seen from across the river Kennet.READ-1279296

The Old Mill Private Hotel, Aldermaston,READ-1279300

"Shiplake Lock and Mill"READ-1282201

"Plan of the flash lock between Whitchurch and Pangburn"READ-1282202

Mapledurham Mill, looking upstream.READ-1288703

"Mapledurham Mill"READ-1288707

Calcot Mill, Tilehurst on the Holy BrookREAD-1292215

Padworth Mill, on the River Kennet.READ-1292812

Road subsidence at Sonning MillREAD-1294826

Sonning MillREAD-1294829

Pangbourne Mill and the mill streamREAD-1297807

Calcot Mill, on the Holy BrookREAD-1298886

The Mill House, Stanford DingleyREAD-1299178

"Pangbourne Weir"READ-1300720

Pangbourne Weir, looking across Whitchurch Lock island to Whitchurch MillREAD-1300721

Pangbourne Weir, looking across Whitchurch Lock island to Whitchurch MillREAD-1300722

Demolition of Abbey MillREAD-1300802

Demolition of Abbey Mill, exposing the waterwheel and archREAD-1300803

Steam lorry of S. M. Soundy and Son, Abbey Mills, ReadingREAD-1300804

Notice of the sale of Abbey Mill, ReadingREAD-1307789

Mapledurham Mill, with the mill race to the leftREAD-1313943

Mapledurham Mill and the tower of St. Margaret's ChurchREAD-1314163

Mapledurham Mill and the tower of St. Margaret's Church from upstream.READ-1314164

Six people in a rowing boat by MapledurhamREAD-1314165

A view of Reading Abbey mill arches from across the Holy BrookREAD-1322449

The arches of the Abbey Mill, seen across the Holy Brook, with Abbey Mill House behind them.READ-1322450

Looking upstream along the Holy Brook, to the arches of the Abbey Mill.READ-1322451

"Thames at Streatley, with Streatley mill in the centre of the picture"READ-1331803

The southernmost of the three arches in the wall of the former Abbey Mill.READ-1335157

Etching of Mapledurham MillREAD-1338871

Goring Mill, from across the riverREAD-1344570

"Sonning mill, with a covered Thames barge moored alongside "READ-1350159

"Mapledurham Mill, looking upstream c.1890"READ-1377646

"Mapledurham Mill, from the mill island, with a moored punt"READ-1377647

"Mapledurham Mill, looking upstream"READ-1377649

"Mapledurham Mill, looking upstream"READ-1377650

" Mapledurham Mill, looking downstream, showing the main building and the building on the mill island with a hoist"READ-1377651

"Mapledurham Mill, looking upstream"READ-1377652

"Mapledurham Mill, looking downstream"READ-1377653

"Mapledurham Mill, looking downstream"READ-1377654

"Mapledurham Mill, looking upstream"READ-1377924

"Mapledurham Mill, looking downstream"READ-1377926

"Mapledurham Mill, looking downstream"READ-1377928

"Old Mill, Mapledurham"READ-1377929

"Mapledurham mill"READ-1377930

"Mapledurham Mill, Nr. Reading"READ-1377931

"Mapledurham Mill"READ-1377932

"Mapledurham Mill, looking downstream"READ-1377935

Mapledurham Mill, looking upstreamREAD-1377940

"Nettlebed Mill"READ-1378396

"Nettlebed windmill"READ-1378397

"Nettlebed Windmill, near Henley-on-Thames"READ-1378938

Shiplake MillREAD-1381085

Shiplake Lock and MillREAD-1381086

"Shiplake Lock and Mill"READ-1381087

"Whitchurch Mill, Pangbourne"READ-1381088

"Whitchurch Mill"READ-1381838

"Bridge between Goring and Streatley"READ-1382225

"Goring on Thames"READ-1382229

"Streatley Mill"READ-1382230

"Streatley Mill, Reading"READ-1382231

Streatley MillREAD-1382234

Streatley MillREAD-1382235

View from Goring Bridge of Streatley MillREAD-1382236

View over the Thames from Goring to StreatleyREAD-1382237

"Cleve Mill"READ-1382241

"Goring-on-Thames"READ-1382927

The village of Streatley taken from Goring Church towerREAD-1384028

The bridge between Goring and Streatley, looking upstream.READ-1384037

"Sonning mill and bridge"READ-1386613

Iffley MillREAD-1387420

A drawing of Faringdon and neighbouring places with churches marked accordinglyREAD-1391369

The Old Mill House, CalcotREAD-1396001

The Old Mill House and Mill, CalcotREAD-1396002

Bradfield Mill, on the River PangREAD-1396010

Tyle Mill, Sulhamstead, seen across the mill poolREAD-1396133

View of Tyle Mill, Sulhamstead and footbridgeREAD-1396134

Kennet Lodge, Theale, seen from across the River KennetREAD-1397425

The front of Kennet Lodge, ThealeREAD-1397426

The rear of Kennet Lodge, ThealeREAD-1397427

The garden of Kennet Lodge, ThealeREAD-1397428

The Mill House, TidmarshREAD-1397868

Shiplake Mill, seen from downstream.READ-1400676

West Mills, on the river Kennet at Newbury.READ-1411435

West Mills, on the river Kennet.READ-1411436

Chamberhouse Mill, ThatchamREAD-1411437

A view along the River Kennet with Chamberhouse Mill in the backgroundREAD-1411438

Brimpton Mill, BrimptonREAD-1411439

A footbridge at Brimpton with the mill in the distanceREAD-1411440

Kintbury Mill, on the River KennetREAD-1411484

Dun Mill, on the River KennetREAD-1411485

Dun MillREAD-1411486

A view of Dun Mill, looking towards Dunmill LockREAD-1411487

Denford Mill, on the River Kennet, near Hungerford.READ-1411488

Mill Lane, Grove, looking towards the bridge over the Letcombe BrookREAD-1411583

A view of Wantage from the south-eastREAD-1411587

Clewer Mill, near WindsorREAD-1411593

Fire at Calcot Mill, TilehurstREAD-1411774

Waterwheel on the Thames at BuscotREAD-1411775

Mill House, TwyfordREAD-1411776

Nettlebed WindmillREAD-1412180

Nettlebed Windmill, with the canvas sails in placeREAD-1412182

The brick foundations of Nettlebed WindmillREAD-1412183

Sandford Mill, Sandford Lane, Woodley, looking along the mill streamREAD-1412184

Arborfield MillREAD-1412187

Arborfield Mill, showing the arch over the mill-stream, and the crenellated building aboveREAD-1412188

Burghfield MillREAD-1412189

Streatley Mill, looking along the mill streamREAD-1412191

Caversham MillREAD-1412192