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| HER Number: | MDV18624 |
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| Name: | Gypsum Mill, Branscombe |
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Summary
Remains of a gypsum mill built c1855.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 206 881 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY28NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Branscombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRANSCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY28NW/24
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Cement Mills (Disused)' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, on coast to east of 'Branscombe Mouth'.
Phillips, M. C. + Wilson, R. E., 1974 - 1977, Water Mills in East Devon, 56 (Article in Serial). SDV42946.
Gypsum mill, Branscombe. Stone and thatch millhouse now a cafe. Leat about 400m from Branscombe Mouth issuing from stream below the Manor Mill supplied water for former overshot wheel. Traces of wheelpit and other stone buildings can be seen. The mill was built in about 1855 for the manufacture of Plaster of Paris from locally extracted gypsum, but the enterprise was not successful, and the mill had ceased to operate by the end of the century.
National Trust, 1984, Branscombe and Salcombe Regis, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV325224.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 26 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Other details: No 10.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 203 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2731 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Gypsum Mill. Building survives.
SMR.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 26. |
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| SDV325224 | Report - Survey: National Trust. 1984. Branscombe and Salcombe Regis. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. Not applicable. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 203. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2731. |
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| SDV42946 | Article in Serial: Phillips, M. C. + Wilson, R. E.. 1974 - 1977. Water Mills in East Devon. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 33. Unknown. 56. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 22 2016 1:09PM |
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