Music in real places

Mapledurham Watermill

Mapledurham Estate beside the River Thames, Oxfordshire; mill building, exact camera position unestablished

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These historical places remain in the list while their map positions are researched.

Mapledurham Watermill — Position not yet established

Music happened here

Black Sabbath: the recording room and the watermill image

Mapledurham Watermill appears on the album cover

Cover of the 1970 debut album

The Mapledurham Estate operator identifies its watermill as the building appearing on the cover of Black Sabbath’s debut album. This is a cover-image location, distinct from the London recording studio.

Mapledurham Estate — watermill cover association and access

Reading the place today

This place remains listed without a map pin.