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HER Number: | MDV124128 |
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Name: | Little Rey Windmill, Windmill Hill, Brixham |
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Summary
Little Rey Mill, Brixham, built 1797 was one of several windmills built in the district during the Napoleonic wars; it was in use at least until 1835 and probably until 1870
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 925 558 |
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Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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Admin Area | Torbay |
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Civil Parish | Brixham |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WINDMILL (XVIII to XIX - 1797 AD to 1870 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Little Rey Mill, Brixham, built 1797 was one of several windmills built in the district during the Napoleonic wars; it was in use at least until 1835 and probably later. The adjacent cottage is the mill house (MTO60101; SX95NW/28). When the windmill was sold in working order in 1803, it was complete with house and pigsties. It is said to have been irreparably damaged in 1870, when a storm blew off its sails and cap. Part of the tower remains and now houses a SWEB transformer.What remains is circular, rubble-based and 5.5m high, the walls are over 1m thick, and have an internal diameter of over 4.25m. The ground floor is 1.5m below the current ground level owing to subsequent nearby building operations. Height above Sea level is 185ft. [1] [2] List description [3]. 1842 Map [4]
Wood, John, 1842, Plan of the Town of Brixham and Environs 1842 (Cartographic). SDV362350.
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<1> Douch, H.L., 1968-70, Devon and Cornwall Notes & Queries, p.57 (Article in Serial). SDV362516.
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<2> Minchinton, W., 1977, Windmills of Devon, p.18-19 (Monograph). SDV362573.
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<3> Department of National Heritage, 1993, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1946-/7/234; p.220 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV362556.
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Sources / Further Reading
SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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SDV362350 | Cartographic: Wood, John. 1842. Plan of the Town of Brixham and Environs 1842. |
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SDV362516 | Article in Serial: Douch, H.L.. 1968-70. Devon and Cornwall Notes & Queries. . 31. p.57. |
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SDV362573 | Monograph: Minchinton, W.. 1977. Windmills of Devon. . p.18-19. |
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SDV362556 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of National Heritage. 1993. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1946-/7/234; p.220. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV124004 | Related to: Windmill Cottage, 25 Windmill Hill, Brixham. (Building) |
MDV9606 | Related to: WINDMILL in the Parish of (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 7:06PM |
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