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HER Number:MDV17041
Name:Rewe, Upexe Mill

Summary

Paper mill operating between 1771 and 1784. Documentary evidence suggests it was working in the first half of the 18th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 937 023
Map Sheet:SS90SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRewe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishREWE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SW/72

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PAPER MILL (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.

'Upexe Mill' shown on os 25" (1880s) map as a group of buildings around an irregular shaped yard with a leat to the south.


Shorter, A. H., 1938-1939, Untitled Source (Unknown). SDV319923.

Newspaper advertisememt in 1771 cited.


Shorter, A. H., 1947, Paper Mills in Devon and Cornwall, 101 (Article in Serial). SDV85084.


Shorter, A. H., 1950, The Historical Geography of the Paper Making Industry in Devon, 1684-1950, 209 (Article in Serial). SDV122239.

Paper mill at Up Exe known to have been operating between 1771 and 1784.


Shorter, A. H., 1950 - 1951, Paper Mills in Devon and Cornwall, 221 (Article in Serial). SDV97329.

Evidence from apprentice lists suggest it was working in the first half of the 18th century.


DAP, 1984, DW 11a, 12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV97335.


Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 13, 37 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

'Upexe Mill' site.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV122239Article in Serial: Shorter, A. H.. 1950. The Historical Geography of the Paper Making Industry in Devon, 1684-1950. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 82. A5 Hardback. 209.
SDV305931Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 13, 37.
SDV319923Unknown: Shorter, A. H.. 1938-1939.
SDV848Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25".
SDV85084Article in Serial: Shorter, A. H.. 1947. Paper Mills in Devon and Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 23.4. Unknown. 101.
SDV97329Article in Serial: Shorter, A. H.. 1950 - 1951. Paper Mills in Devon and Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 24. Unknown. 221.
SDV97335Aerial Photograph: DAP. 1984. DW 11a, 12.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 3 2006 3:45PM