Description and History of Site:-
High brick buildings three storeys plus two lofts. Used until 1960. Iron columns support the first and second floors. It had 7 pairs of stones 4 driven from one wheel and three from another together with three more pairs in a nearby buildings to which power was supplied by a shaft drive. The two undershot wheels survive together with the hubs of both pit wheels. There are 14 stones remaining, some in position (Hatcher, 1972). Derelict and apparently on the point of collapse in 2016.
Further Reading and References:-YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
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Key Words :- corn watermill
Address :- Sutton upon Derwent, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 4DQ
Grid Ref :- SE 70551 47400
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.917948 , Long -0.927310
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 5 June 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Daniel Balmforth
Grid Ref :- SE 70551 47400
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.917948 , Long -0.927310
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 5 June 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Daniel Balmforth