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Summary

Remains of a tucking or fulling mill.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63NW/111

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FULLING MILL (Built, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

North Devon Archaeological Society, 1989, North Devon Watermills, 37 (Monograph). SDV337776.

Bratton Fleming tucking mill. The water wheel and machinery have gone. Only the dilapidated remains of the stone and cob buildings remain. At the time of the 1841 census three families of agricultural labourers were occupying the mill. By the time of the 1881 census, only one family occupied the buildings.

Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 33.39 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Loxhore to Bratton Fleming Raw Water Main, 7-8 (Report - Assessment). SDV79686.

The remains of a tucking mill lie on the south side of the stream to the east of Loxhore Mill Bridge. The site includes the ruined stone mill building and remains of an ancillary building and water channels. The 1840 Bratton Fleming Tithe Map showed three buildings listed as a tucking mill in the apportionment. There are remains of a wheel pit along the north-west side of building and a level terrace to the south-west. A section of stone-lined leat was visible 6m to the north-west of the mill. The north-east boundary consists of a curving stone and earth bank with a central opening. Earthworks to the south-west probably represent other buildings and boundaries.

Watts, S., 2020, Bratton Fleming Bridge and Tucking Mill (Ground Photograph). SDV366676.

Photos of the ruined tucking mill.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV305931	Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 33.39.
SDV337776	Monograph: North Devon Archaeological Society. 1989. North Devon Watermills. North Devon Watermills. A5 Paperback. 37.
SDV366676	Ground Photograph: Watts, S.. 2020. Bratton Fleming Bridge and Tucking Mill. Photograph (Digital).
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SDV79686	Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Loxhore to Bratton Fleming Raw Water Main. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.22. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7-8.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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