Listed Building record MDO45112 - Bake House Cottage, Stoke Mill Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum

A bakery built around 1850 where Moores Dorset Biscuits started to bake Dorset Knobs for local farm workers. Samuel and Elizabeth Moores were farmers, millers and bakers. In 1880 their son, also Samuel, opened a new bakery in Morecombelake which is still in operation.

A former bakery at Stoke Mill which was converted into a holiday cottage in the late 20th century. The building dates from circa 1850 and is constructed from rubble with brick quoins and a slate roof. It was at this bakery that Moores Dorset Biscuits began the baking of Dorset Knobs. Samuel Moores and his wife Eleanor were farming, milling and baking here in 1850. In the small bakery Dorset Knobs were baked in the faggot-heated oven for local farm workers after the bread had been made. With early tea they were the traditional meal for local farm workers at the start of the day. It is also reported that they were a favourite food of Thomas Hardy. In 1880 the second son, also named Samuel, opened a new bakery in Morecombelake which is still operational today. <1> <2>

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Dec 16 2022 3:43PM