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Aberford Mill

Description and History of Site:-
In beautiful stone like rest of village. Strange 'church' windows in east gable with Y tracery. Was a high dam to west of building coming in at first floor level so wheel was probably over- or high breast- shot. Arched exit from mill race in east gable. Three storeys re-roofed in modern asbestos tiles. Medium sized square windows in north and south facades. According to garage man mill stopped c 1919. Link between mill race and Beck now filled in. (Hatcher 1974). Water mill, probably late C18. Was a garage in 1974. Now (2017) residential housing.


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.
http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=200715_162624


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Key Words :- water mill corn

Viewing the Site :- No public access, now private house; can be viewed from the public road

Address :- Cattle Lane, Aberford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 3AB
Grid Ref :- SE 43310 37268
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.829877 , Long -1.343456
Local Authority :- Leeds Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1135649,
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1700s -
Record Date :- 19 May 2015

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