West Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 July 1986. Watermill. 1 related planning application.
West Mill
- WRENN ID
- rusted-tower-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 July 1986
- Type
- Watermill
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
West Mill is an early to mid-19th century watermill situated on the outskirts of the village. It is constructed of rubble with a stone slate roof. The building is three stories tall and has an L-shaped plan, with a single first-floor opening visible. The gable end features slab quoins and projecting through-stones. A doorway provides access to the wheel chamber on the ground floor.
Inside, the mill retains its overshot waterwheel, complete with timber spokes, buckets, and a sole plate, along with iron hubs and shrouds. An iron pitwheel is also present, along with some wooden framework related to an iron-grinding mechanism and metal shafting for belt drives. A corn-drying kiln is located in the ground floor of one wing. The mill waterwheel was formerly fed by a zinc-lined elevated pentrough, supported by rubble piers.
Historically, the mill operated as a corn mill, originally using three millstones, and later became a saw mill specialising in the manufacture of hay rakes. A notable feature is the electricity-generating plant built in 1908 by the then-corn miller, William Burton, at nearby Mill Gill Falls. This plant supplied electric light to the village until 1948.
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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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