Listed Building record MDO42419 - Metford Mill, Holway Lane, Cattistock

A mill on the river Frome shown on the first epoch Ordnance Survey map, where it is described as a corn mill. The mill building is shown a little way to the north east of Metford Mill house, and modern maps suggest that it has been greatly altered or demolished.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West) (Monograph). SDO97.

‘The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century and of two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are thatched or covered with modern materials. Some of the buildings have exposed ceiling-beams and original fireplaces. … (8) Metford Mill, ¾ m. N.W. of the church, retains an original fireplace with a four-centred head.’

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

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Jun 3 2020 12:08PM