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| HER Number: | MDV37707 |
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| Name: | Howard's Mill, Kings Nympton |
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Summary
Howards Mill with overshot water wheel in poor condition in 1995
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 675 205 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS62SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | King's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62SE/41
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
NDAS, 1989, Untitled Source, 43 (Report - Survey). SDV60152.
Howards Mill or Colley Lake, Kings Nympton. The overshot waterwheel is constructed of cast iron with wooden buckets and placed on the outside of the building. It is 17 feet in diameter by 3 feet 6ins wide. On the periphery of this wheel there are iron cogs which engage a spindle that drives a circular saw. The building is constructed of stone and timber. It has single and double pantiles on the roof, which is sagging in the centre, and oak shingles to the gable. It was formerly used for crushing stone for the park estate roads. Other details: Visited in 1974.
University of the Third Age, 1995, Watermills in North Devon 1994, 61 (Monograph). SDV74915.
Present condition is dangerous with pantiles coming off a sagging roof. The wheel still has some buckets. There is a large pulley wheel on the front outside of the building and a wheel high on the inside wall. Otherwise no machinery is left. A 56ft saw bench, which originally came from America, has been moved to another building and restored for use on the estate. The leat is dry. Other details: Visited 1994.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 34 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Howard's Mill on the River Bray. Other details: 65.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 249-50 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Howard's Mill mentioned in 1812 & 1857. Other details: Draft Report.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 34. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 249-50. |
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| SDV60152 | Report - Survey: NDAS. 1989. North Devon Watermills. 43. |
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| SDV74915 | Monograph: University of the Third Age. 1995. Watermills in North Devon 1994. Watermills in North Devon 1994. A5 Paperback. 61. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV71443 | Related to: Howard's Mill, Farmhouse (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 10 2018 12:50PM |
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