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| HER Number: | MDV7588 |
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| Name: | Hill Mill Forge, Harberton |
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Summary
A water-powered edge-tool works which worked until at least the 1970s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 771 569 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Harberton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARBERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75NE/14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOUNDRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hill Mill (Edge Tool Foundry) marked. Map object based on this source.
Fielder, M. E., 1934, Old Time Survivals in Devon, 362-3 (Article in Serial). SDV336455.
Hill Mill Forge, a foundry, powered by the River Harbourne. Two waterwheels are in use here to drive the wooden hammer and the fan which takes the place of bellows. It also drives the whetstones for sharpening and polishing the completed tools, power here being supplemented by an engine. One wheel works the blast fan only, the other being harnessed to the main shaft can be worked as a separate unit or in conjunction with the turbine and engine. The hooks, etc are hammered out roughly under the power hammers by the platers and then finished by hand.
Minchinton, W. E., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, 19 (Monograph). SDV7016.
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
A 19th century century edge tool mill which is still a toolmill
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 8.26 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Now converted, marked as The Old Mill. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SX75NE15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV161345.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV161345 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. SX75NE15. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 8.26. |
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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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| SDV336455 | Article in Serial: Fielder, M. E.. 1934. Old Time Survivals in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 66. A5 Paperback. 362-3. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV7016 | Monograph: Minchinton, W. E.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Paperback Volume. 19. |
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| SDV83967 | Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV68775 | Related to: Hill Mill Leat, Harberton (Monument) |
| MDV108195 | Related to: Hill Mill Weir, Harberton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2014 1:39PM |
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