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| HER Number: | MDV37665 |
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| Name: | High Bray, Bray Mill |
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Summary
Mill building with the breastshot water wheel surviving.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 689 347 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS63SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brayford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGH BRAY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63SE/100
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
'Bray Mill (corn)' on OS 25" (1880s) map at SS68923478.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 10SE (Cartographic). SDV335638.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV124124.
North Braymill and South Braymill at SS68983475 on OS 25" (1905) map.
NDAS, 1974, Untitled Source, 37 (Report - Survey). SDV75407.
At NGR SS692343 Bray Mill, High Bray. The breastshot water wheel survives. It is 11 ft in diameter and 4 ft 4 ins wide with wooden buckets. There is no other machinery on the site. The mill building is constructed of stone with slate roof. The leat is 6 ft wide and 4 ft deep. It was a grist mill which last worked in 1960.
NDAS, 1989, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV75408.
The buildings look in good condition.
Richards, A., 1994, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV75410.
Could be two different locations.
University of the Third Age, 1995, Watermills in North Devon 1994, 23 (Monograph). SDV74915.
The mill building is below a barn, now used as a milking parlour. The mill wheel has been given away but some machinery remains. This was a dual-purpose mill, used as both sawmill and corn mill. The leat is a trickle of water.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV124124 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 25". |
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| SDV335638 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 10SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV74915 | Monograph: University of the Third Age. 1995. Watermills in North Devon 1994. Watermills in North Devon 1994. A5 Paperback. 23. |
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| SDV75407 | Report - Survey: NDAS. 1974. North Devon Watermills. 37. |
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| SDV75408 | Site Visit: NDAS. 1989. |
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| SDV75410 | Personal Comment: Richards, A.. 1994. |
| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV74487 | Related to: Sluice gate at head of leat to Bray Mill, Brayford (Monument) |
| MDV74488 | Related to: Weir at head of leat to Bray Mill, Brayford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV113 - Unnamed Event
- EDV114 - Watermills in North Devon 1994
- EDV115 - Unnamed Event
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 5 2008 2:46PM |
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