Number of records found: 102
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Monument record: MDE21275 Berdan House, a stone crusher house at Bampfyle Copper Mine (Building)A mid 19th Century stone crusher house, rectangular in form with a former wheel pit that housed an overshot wheel adjoining to the west. It may be the only known example of a combined gold crusher and amalgamation plant in England.
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Monument record: MEM21911 Medieval and post-medieval mill leat through Dulverton (Monument)A mill leat is marked on historic mapping, leading from a weir on the River Barle to a number of mills before rejoining the river to the southwest.
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Monument record: MEM21943 Weir on the River Barle, Dulverton (Monument)The earliest reference to a mill in the manor of Dulverton was in 1331 and a weir has been present on the current site since at least 1556 (the manor had six mills in 1568). It is still in use today.
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Monument record: MSO7075 Simonsbath Sawmill (Building)An estate sawmill at Simonsbath. It was converted from water power to turbine power at the beginning of the 20th Century, and continued in use until 1952.
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Monument record: MSO7841 Pitt Mill, Leighland Chapel (Monument)A mill that may have replaced an earlier building. The leat is now almost infilled. The site is now occupied by the Two Rivers Paper Company.
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Monument record: MSO8324 Cowbridge mill complex, Timberscombe (Building)The mill complex at Cowbridge included a disused corn mill and a 20th Century sawmill, together with a 20th Century forge and garage. A disused overshot wheel is still visible, which at one stage was used to generate electricity.
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Monument record: MSO9354 Lower Mill, Dulverton (Building)Lower Mill is a three-storeyed building, which was fed by the main town leat and had a fender, relief sluice and sluice to the wheel pit. It was still in use as a mill before 1943, but had become 'Mill House' by 1970.
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Monument record: MSO9360 32, Lady Street, Dulverton (Monument)A mill is shown on historic mapping. The present building may be 18th Century and was identified as a paper mill, though this was probably further upstream; the building may actually have been a grist mill. The property is now a house.
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Monument record: MSO11183 Bank Down, Codsend Moor (Monument)Remains of a stone built farm and mill buildings are shown on the tithe map. They are associated with a large leat to the west, which may also have acted as a catchwater leat.
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Monument record: MSO9353 Town Mills / Higher Mill, Dulverton (Building)Higher Mill is a three-storeyed stone building, believed to have been the town mill for Dulverton. It was fed by a leat originating from the weir across the River Barle. The present building probably dates from the mid 19th Century.