Saw Mill at Blachford Estate
SAW MILL AT BLACHFORD ESTATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107408
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Saw Mill at Blachford Estate
- Statutory Address:
- SAW MILL AT BLACHFORD ESTATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107408
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Saw Mill at Blachford Estate
- Statutory Address 1:
- SAW MILL AT BLACHFORD ESTATE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SAW MILL AT BLACHFORD ESTATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cornwood
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 61602 60041
Details
SX 66 SW CORNWOOD Saw Mill at Blachford 7/145 Estate
II
Estate water saw-mill on a tributory of the River Yealm. Circa late C19. The saw-mill building is part of a small complex of one and two storeyed buildings. The mill is of two storeys, built of rubble stone with local dressed granite and some pale brickwork dressings, arches and quoins to structural openings. The hipped roof is clad with corrugated iron sheet. The mill retains an external over- shot waterwheel, of iron and timber construction, 18 feet in diameter by 2 feet 6 inches wide, which carries the name of the founder, PARKIN & SONS, EXETER, and of the millwright, W.LANGLER, BRENT. The wheel is fed by a long timber launder at eaves level. The wheel has an external ring gear bolted to the arms, which drives a layshaft into the building from which belt drives were taken toa secondary shaft and the saw bench. The 'L' shaped group of buildings, the waterwheel and the surviving machinery are contemporaneous, probably all of late 19th century date.
Listing NGR: SX6160260041
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99253
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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