MSO9355 - Weir Saw Mills / The Old Sawmills, Weir Bridge, Dulverton (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
'Weir Saw Mills' is marked on the 1st and 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps. [1-2] 'Mills' are printed on the 1962 Ordnance Survey map. [3] The sawmill is known to have had a modern wheel driving generator and saw benches in an old wheel pit. [4] This was a working sawmill until about the 1980s. The prepared oak timbers were taken to Minehead for ship building. It was part of the Pixton Estate. There is a datestone of 1866. The housings for the wheel have been found, and there is a tunnel about 12-15 feet below the cellar. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <2> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904, Sheet 67(8).
- <3> SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
- <4> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. D Warren, Somerset Industrial Archaeological Society. 02/12/1977.
- <5> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. Dig Dulverton. Goodfellow. 23 February 2011.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1114474, Extant 11 April 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1114474 (Pastscape entry: 1114474)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11215
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 92 NW25
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1114474
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33547
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9349 2676 (20m by 35m) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | SS92NW |
Civil Parish | DULVERTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Apr 11 2022 1:50PM
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