Listed Building record MDO3835 - Springhead Mill, Fontmell Magna
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Summary
Springhead Mill is a two-storey building has rubble walls and a thatched roof.
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Type and Period (5)
Full Description
There appears to have been a mill on or in the close vicinity of this site since the medieval period. The mill building, formerly known as Higher Mill, acquired the name Springhead some time after 1805. The present building was a fulling mill, but operated as a corn mill from 1807 to 1871. In 1885 the Flower Brothers’ brewery occupied the building, but by 1895 it was an engineering works – John Walter Flower’s Eclipse Works, manufacturing (presumably) the John Flower Eclipse Bottling and Corking Machine, but the 1901 Ordnance Survey maps <2> shows the building simply as the Springhead Engineering Works. In 1907 the leaseholder was John M Andrews, a cheesemaker.
Springhead Mill house (87311691) is a two-storeyed house of the early 19th century, with rubble walls and a thatched roof. The corn mill, adjacent, of two-storeys with brick walls and a tiled roof, has been disused since 1881 and now forms an extension to the house. <2>
Springhead. Grade II. <3>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO18658 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1962.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 26.
- <3> SDO17732 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District. 17.
- <4> SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205999.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 8733 1689 (37m by 44m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81NE |
| Civil Parish | Fontmell Magna; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 019 031
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 60
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205999
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Fontmell Magna 31
Record last edited
Jul 13 2022 4:27PM