MSO11581 - Late 19th or early 20th Century saw mills at Holnicote (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
"Saw mills" printed on 25 inch 3rd Edition Ordnance Survey map. [1] Part of the leat remains and a covered wheel well the north side of the building. Mill has machinery remaining. Disused turbine in wheel pit. [2] Was an overshot wheel 14 feet in diameter and 2.5 feet wide. Turbines in wheel pit built by Stenner and Gunn of Tiverton. [3] Granary also near by. [4] The site is also marked on the 25 inch 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map, although not on the 1st Edition map. Various leats are controlled by a sluice at c. SS 9117 4625 and run to a rectangular feature at SS 9111 4626, which may or may not be the wheel pit (this feature is also present on 2018 MasterMap data). A tank is also recorded at SS 9116 4625 (again also shown on the 2018 map data) and may or may not be part of the saw mills complex. [5-7] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [8]
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SSO1533 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1929. County Series, 3rd Edition 25 inch map. 1:25,000. 34(7).
- <2> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. M Aston, Somerset County Council, 20 January 1977.
- <3> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. D Warren, Somerset Industial Archaeology Society, 1977.
- <4> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. I Burrow, Somerset County Council, 4 May 1984.
- <5> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <6> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <7>XY SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped feature: #45916 ]
- <8> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1119179, Extant 11 May 2022.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9117 4624 (147m by 53m) With reference to 2nd Ed. Map. |
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Map sheet | SS94NW |
Civil Parish | SELWORTHY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1119179 (Pastscape entry: 1119179)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8070
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 NW47
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1119179
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33987
Record last edited
May 11 2022 4:51PM
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