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HER Number:	MDV7844
Name:	Gages Mill, Ashburton

Summary

Gages mill. A leat taken out of the ashburn above castle bridge, and gagsmill (a gig-mill) was in existence in 1504.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 747 689
Map Sheet:	SX76NW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Ashburton
District	Teignbridge
Ecclesiastical Parish	ASHBURTON

Protected Status

Listed Building (II) 1200968: GAGE'S MILL

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SX76NW13
National Record of the Historic Environment: 444815
Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/45
Old Listed Building Ref (II): 376001

Monument Type(s) and Dates

TEXTILE MILL (Constructed, XVI - 1504 AD (Pre) to 1504 AD (Pre))
FULLING MILL (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1866 AD (Between))
WATERMILL (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1866 AD (Between))
HOUSE (Built, XIX to Late 20th Century - 1833 AD (Between) to 1992 AD (Between))
TENEMENT HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1867 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV294242.

Amery, p. F. S. /tda/8(1876)325/ashburton and the woolen trade.

A GIG-MILL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV294238.

Gages mill. A leat taken out of the ashburn above castle bridge, and gagsmill (a gig-mill) was in existence in 1504.

Amery, J. S., 1924, (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants, 52-54 (Article in Serial). SDV315287.

Gaysmill derives its power from a leat taken out of the Ashburn above Castle Bridge, and Gagsmill (a gig-mill) was in existence in 1504. (Gages Fulling Mill published at SX 7475 6892 on O.S. 6" 1904-38).

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX76NW13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV294241.

(27/05/1960) 'Gages Mill' ceased to be used as a fulling mill about a century ago and was subsequently converted into tenements (personal comment by current owner). The mill proper is now one dwelling house with a 19th century cottage abutting the north side. Traces of the mill leat are still visible running under the south side of the building. The title deeds go back to 1770, and the general appearance of the building conforms to that period, see ground photograph A0/60/15/3.
There is nothing to suggest that the present structure incorporates any 16th century work.
Being used as a paintworks in 1875. Spoken of in ancient deeds as a fulling mill (citing Amery, 1876).

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 20/05/2022 (Website). SDV364039.

[South West Textile Mills Project Number: 344]

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV294238	Migrated Record: A GIG-MILL.
SDV294241	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX76NW13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV294242	Migrated Record:
SDV315287	Article in Serial: Amery, J. S.. 1924. (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 56. Unknown. 52-54.


SDV364039	Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 20/05/2022.


SDV364675	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV92776	Related to: Gage's Farm House, Buckfast Road, Ashburton (Building)
MDV107776	Related to: Gages Farmstead, Ashburton (Monument)
MDV123327	Related to: Possible Mill Race south and east of Priestaford, Ashburton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

EDV8699 - RCHME South West Textile Mills Project (Ref: RCH01/063)

Date Last Edited:	May 20 2022 1:14PM

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