Abandoned UK's video: Urbex Hedgecourt Mill Ruins Lake

The original watermill was built on this site about 1570, the mill was replaced in the 18th century upon the original foundations. In 1856 it was described as being brick and tiled, worked by an 11 ft overshot wheel, driving 2 pairs of stones. It ceased use in about 1920 and was demolished to ground level in the 1950’s. The southern end of the mill cottages date to the late 1500’s being a two-bay floored house with mullion windows. The house has been extended greatly providing housing for the miller of Hedgecourt water and wind mills. The longest resident millers were the Marchant family 1670-1773. The property has now been combined to form one dwelling. Hedgecourt Watermill and Cottages History - Felbridge and District History Group http://www.felbridge.org.uk/index.php/publications/hedgecourt-watermill-and-cottages/ 1926 Hedgecourt Mill Sketch Originally built in 1567 by Jack Dancey of Turners Hill when the lake was flooded. This drawing is of the 17th Century building upon the old foundations. The corn mill was in use up until about 1911, after which it fell into disrepair. It was finally deemed as a dangerous structure in 1949 and demolished leaving only the mill wheel to rot away in the race. (1926 Drawing by James Martin) (1933 Pen and Ink Drawing by Frank Ford) - The Old Mill below Hedgecourt Lake - From a sketch by Donald Maxwell. Signed and dated and inscribed. From an interesting and well-executed collection of wartime pen & ink drawings by Frank Fort, a few heightened with colour, depicting topographical views, buildings and windmills. Locations include scenes in Surrey, Berkshire & Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and other areas in the South of England dated between 1932 and 1947. 1939 Sepia Photo Title: Cogwheels on main shaft, Hedgecourt Mill, Felbridge, Surrey Date(s) - 27 August 1939 (Creation) Level of description - Item Extent and medium - 1 postcard Name of creator - Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973) (1901 - October 1973) Biographical history H E S Simmons (1901-1973) was from Sussex and worked at the Ministry of Defence. He toured Britain extensively from the 1930s onwards, photographing and recording mills. His aim was to put in writing everything to do with mills in the British Isles, and he amassed a vast collection of material. He produced and sold postcards of his mill photos. Thanks to Marie Bryce Smith for kindly granting access. Music soundtrack credited to:"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/