Despite a beautiful Bank Holiday, the Mystery Photograph guesses still kept coming in – last week, we were at Mill Lane, Radstock, with the photograph thought to be taken around 1910.
Well done to Paul Hancock, Frankie Ford, Winston Eyles, Gilmour Jones, Les Box and Hannah Selway, Valerie Rogers, Graham Sage, Colin Plummer, Dan Clark, Terry Reakes, Tony Young, Jonathan Griffin and Colin Button, Andrew Thayer, Nigel Gillard and Simon Wilkinson, who all guessed correctly.
Terry Reakes has pointed us in the direction of an archaeological assessment made in December 1999. It says: ‘The post-medieval water mill on the north side of Radstock, known as Radstock Mill, was probably preceded by a medieval mill – possibly that mentioned at Domesday.
‘The earliest mapped evidence for its existence is the estate map of 1759; it is marked on a map of 1793 as Radstock Mill. A large mill building and what appear to be two ancillary long buildings are shown on the Tithe map of 1840.
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‘The mill leat around the mill has been stopped up, though part of the original route is preserved in the modern river alignment. The river has been largely straightened, with the exception of a short stretch that curves around the surviving mill building.’
So, back to this week – if you think you know the location of the photograph, supplied by Radstock Museum, and would like a mention next week, email: contactus@mnr journal.co.uk or via Facebook or Twitter @MNR Journal. You can even send us a photograph of how it looks today.
A very big thank you to Radstock Museum, who continue to support this feature in partnership with The Journal.
Don’t forget the Museum’s ‘Memories over Elevenses’ event, which is held on the first Friday of the month from 10.30 a.m. until 12 noon, where visitors can bring old photographs, objects and documents and share your stories and knowledge with the team.
Complementary tea, coffee and cakes are on offer – please bring along a friend, or come alone and make some new ones!
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