Key Words :- watermill corn

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public footpath and road

Address :- Skerne Road, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 6XL
Grid Ref :- TA 02975 56626
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.995416 , Long -0.430699
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1792 - current

Description and History of Site:-
Modern brick mill of 6 storeys
The present mill predominantly dates from the 1950's after a severe fire in 1949.

Parts date from 1792, when an earlier corn mill was rebuilt as a textile and carpet manufactory. In use for corn milling, paper making and flax spinning by 1823 using two breast-shot water wheels one of which was replaced by a turbine in 1893, the other remained in use until 1937. By 1938, the mill was powered by a combination of water turbine, steam and electricity.

Further Reading and References:-
Hatcher J YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher J The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, 1985
http://www.eylhs.org.uk/dl/135/east-riding-water-mills

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