Building record MDO3602 - High Street Factory, Bourton
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Summary
A cloth mill built in 1820. The building is single storey with basements, and has rubble walls with ashlar dressings and a tiled roof. A former machine house adjoins the north end of the main range, and originally housed a water race and overshot water wheel.
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Type and Period (5)
Full Description
ST 77713087. Cloth Mill (shown as High Street Factory (disused) on OS 6" 1962), is single-storeyed with basements and has walls of rubble with ashlar dressings, and tiled roofs. It was built in 1820; the doorway at the centre having 'WIJ 1820' inscribed above the keystone. Adjoining the north end of the main range is the former machine-house, with openings for a water race which led to an overshot water-wheel, now removed. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500. Wiltshire LXII.12 Surveyed: 1885 to 1886, Published: 1888.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 5.
- <3> SWX1300 Monograph: Stanier, Peter. 1989. Dorset's Industrial Heritage. 38.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 202631.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 7770 3088 (21m by 25m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST73SE |
| Civil Parish | Bourton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 005 005
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 73 SE 32
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 202631
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bourton 5
Record last edited
Jun 25 2024 10:48AM
