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| HER Number: | MDV10341 |
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| Name: | Tumbling Weir, Town Mills, Ottery St. Mary |
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Summary
Unusual circular weir in the leat to the north of Town Mills at Ottery St. Mary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 094 953 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ottery St. Mary |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OTTERY ST.MARY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09NE/15
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 397931
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR (XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Minchinton, W. E., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, 2 (Monograph). SDV7016.
Tumbling weir. An almost unique circular weir at the Ottery serge mills (built 1790), now Ottermill Switch Gear Ltd. This weir fed water not required to drive the waterwheel through a tunnel under the factory to rejoin the river downstream. The weir is signposted from the road and is visible from a path by the mill stream.
Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of NRA Ottery St Mary Flood Defence Scheme, 1993 (Report - Assessment). SDV102881.
Consists of iron ring with smaller ring inside it. Excess water flows over outer ring, then into inner ring, then, through an opening in the bottom, into the river.
Archaeology and Planning Solutions, 2008, Ottery Town Mill, Ottery St Mary, Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, 15, 23 (Report - Assessment). SDV346685.
English Heritage, 2011, Historic Houses Register (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV346128.
Town Mill and circular weir. Probably built at the same time as the Factory, 1790, on the site of earlier mills. At the rear [of the mill], worthy of special protection is the 'tumbling weir'. This is a large iron ring with a smaller ring inside it. Water from the leat not wanted for the mill, flows above the outer ring, and when that is full, into the inner ring, with a hole at the bottom, conducting the water into the River Otter.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV102881 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of NRA Ottery St Mary Flood Defence Scheme, 1993. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.39. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV346128 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: English Heritage. 2011. Historic Houses Register. Historic Houses Register. Website. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #62889 ] |
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| SDV346685 | Report - Assessment: Archaeology and Planning Solutions. 2008. Ottery Town Mill, Ottery St Mary, Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. Archaeology and Planning Solutions Report. A4 Stapled. 15, 23. |
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| SDV7016 | Monograph: Minchinton, W. E.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Paperback Volume. 2. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV53960 | Part of: LEAT in the Parish of Ottery St. Mary (Monument) |
| MDV53960 | Related to: LEAT in the Parish of Ottery St. Mary (Monument) |
| MDV53960 | Part of: LEAT in the Parish of Ottery St. Mary (Monument) |
| MDV53960 | Related to: LEAT in the Parish of Ottery St. Mary (Monument) |
| MDV10340 | Related to: Ottery Factory, Ottery St. Mary (Building) |
| MDV17782 | Related to: Town Mills, Ottery St. Mary (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2166 - Archaeological assessment of NRA Ottery St Mary flood defence scheme, 1993
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 25 2011 10:19AM |
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