South aspect, showing the scaffolded west and south facades, inset is the 1852 datestone.
10th April 2009
Loggans Mill
The original was built around 1815 by a local miller; I have not yet confirmed if it was Logans or Loggans.
The name Loggans seems to have stuck to Loggans Moor and Loggans Road.
Just down the road from Carwin Farm.
The original building was just the higher section of building and the site was later in 1852 purchased by William J Hocken,
a wealthy and aspiring farmer and miller, and extensions and new machinery was added.
The stream which issued from springs in the centre of the moor, was taken partly to a Mill Pond.
The old trailway of 1837 passed to the south, behind what was Penmare House,
in 1936, the cutting was quite visible, to the south of Carwin.
The stream continued along the Mill Leat, over a weir,
driving a great water wheel and issuing to the river that eventually crosses into Wilson's pool near Glebe Row.
The enlarged mill was supplied with grain, brought by sea, later [more on that subject soon].
The original granite is evident in the wall, very little scoria,
but the west face of the highest building was re-built using rustic ashlar work,
quite different from the remainder of the building.
Just to the north east of the building is a fair sized quarry,
it could well have been the site for the granite used on the building.
The older building uses granite lintels, brick arches being used for the extension.
Compared to the great wool mills of Nailsworth the building is tiny, but is as important,
the local authorities have defined the building shall be protected until a decision as to its use is agreed.
A very intelligent decision, unlike many other buildings that are decaying rapidly.
For more detail on Mr Hocken and so on, see the picture 1 of the shop on Hayle Terrace.
Raymond Forward
