Simonsbath Sawmill
The sawmill is situated a hundred yards in front of Simonsbath House, close to the River Barle, from which a leat extends to drive the machinery. It was built by John Knight, between 1818 and 1841, and was refurbished by Viscount Ebrington in 1898. In 1996 it was bought by Exmoor National Park Authority and was restored in 2002/03 with Heritage Lottery Funding, with the intention of using it to make gates and footpath signposts. However in 2010 production was ceased and it is now in the care of a volunteer group. It is a very rare survival of an estate sawmill with surviving 19th-century machinery.
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