Potterland Mill, Historic Building Record and Watching Brief

Key Points

• The aim was to document the historic features of Potterland Mill and monitor excavations.
• Conducted historic building recording of the mill dating from the early to mid 19th century.
• Performed a watching brief during excavation of the wheel pit to monitor findings.
• Executed a watching brief during adjacent field excavations to assess for additional findings.
• Excavation of the wheel pit recovered most of a historic wheel and provided insights on mill operations.
• The watching brief in the adjacent field did not uncover any significant features or artifacts.