High Mill is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Watermill.

High Mill

WRENN ID
crumbling-hammer-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North York Moors National Park
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1986
Type
Watermill
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WEST AYTON MILL LANE SE 9884 (east side) 8/42 High Mill GV II Watermill. c1800 with earlier origins. Coursed rubble sandstone, with hammered stone dressings; slate roof. 3-storey, 3-window central block flanked by 2-storey pent wings, with further (rebuilt) single storey lean-to to-left. Irregular quoins. Central board stable door beneath divided overlight to 3-storey block. Wide cart opening with heavy timber lintel to wing on left and similar opening to lean-to. Wing to right originally housed the undershot mill wheel. Pivoting windows throughout, some replacements and some retaining original iron glazing bars. All openings have heavy lintels and quoined jambs. The central second floor opening is blocked by a recessed panel carved with the Hewlay arms. Coped gables and end left stack. Interior: cast iron fluted columns with caps and bases support floor beams to all upper floors. Iron brackets survive as strengthening members to the roof trusses.

Listing NGR: SE9877084903

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