Sandy's Mill

Mid-late 18th century. 3-storey meal-mill, roughly

rectangular in plan with later single storey threshing

mill abutting to W. Random rubble with stugged ashlar

dressings.

N ELEVATION: entrance at ground floor, with further 1st

floor doorway above. Window to 2nd floor. Kiln to right

with small opening to centre below eaves.

S ELEVATION: noteworthy low breastshot waterwheel to

main block, measuring 426cm (outside diameter) by 150cm

(width) originally with 30 wooden paddles each 3cm

thick. Window at 1st and 2nd floor. Gabled 2-storey

single bay and single storey piend-roofed threshing mill

butt joined to W.

Red pantiles to mill, threshing mill and to steep

truncated pyramidal roof of kiln (ventilator missing).

INTERIOR: much of machinery survives; waterwheel drove

2 pairs of millstones, one for grinding, the other for

shelling. A grain bruiser, pearl barley wheel and

gearing also remain. The sack hoist is of interest;

could be operated from any floor, has a dog clutch and

automatic and manual disengaging device.

Kiln floor is 30cm below 2nd floor level of the mill;

constructed of cast-iron perforated plates. Single

bagging outlet from kiln floor to mill. Access to kiln

firebox external; internal route blocked.