MSO9355 - Weir Saw Mills / The Old Sawmills, Weir Bridge, Dulverton (Monument)

Summary

Weir Saw Mills is marked on historic mapping. It is known to have had a modern wheel driving generator and saw benches in an old wheel pit.

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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> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904, Sheet 67(8).
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
  • <4> Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. D Warren, Somerset Industrial Archaeological Society. 02/12/1977.
  • <5> Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. Dig Dulverton. Goodfellow. 23 February 2011.
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1114474, Extant 11 April 2022.

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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

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9349 2676 (20m by 35m) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SS92NW
Civil Parish DULVERTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Apr 11 2022 1:50PM

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