Building record MDO3643 - French Mill, Cann

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Summary

Now a house, French Mill was advertised as being 'lately rebuilt' in 1828. The building has walls of stone rubble; part has two storeys and part has three storeys. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1969 (Map). SDO18658.

(ST 8667 2095) French Mill [NAT]

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 9 (Monograph). SDO99.

'… the following late 18th or early 19th-century monuments are two-storeyed, with rubble walls and slate-covered roofs. (6) French Mill (86672095), house, of three storeys on the W. front and of two on the E., has rubble walls with ashlar dressings. It was advertised in the Salisbury Journal, 7 July 1828, as 'lately rebuilt'.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 913454 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1969.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 9.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 913454.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8666 2095 (10m by 42m)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Cann; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 008 006
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SE 72
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 913454
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cann 6

Record last edited

Aug 30 2023 2:58PM

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