Demesnes Mill

Demesnes Mill is a former water-powered corn mill, now converted into a house. It dates from the early 19th century and has undergone some alterations in the late 20th century. The mill was built for the Raby Castle Estate and features a construction of rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings. The roof is covered with graduated stone slates and includes iron gable cramps and a rubble chimney.

The building is three stories tall with a three-window range facing the river and two stories facing the lane. The river frontage has irregular fenestration, featuring a straight-pointed arch on the left over the mill race, flat stone lintels above a six-pane fixed light on the right, a renewed fixed light on the first floor, and sash windows on the second floor. The roof has a small square chimney at the left end.

On the left return gable, there is a renewed wide two-leaf door on the left with alternate block jambs and a flat stone lintel, along with a late 20th-century conservatory on the right. Small fixed lights are present on the floor above and in the gable peak, and the corner is corbelled out over a curved angle towards the lane.

Inside, the first floor features two millstones, and below, there are undershot water wheels with wooden cogs.