Key Words :- lead smelting waterwheel furnace wood drying kiln

Viewing the Site :- Public footpath runs alongside.

Address :- Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 00835 42946
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.882705 , Long -1.988782
Local Authority :- North Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1015819,
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- c1700 - c1746

Description and History of Site:-
Single storey lead smelting mill 5.5m x 4.5m, with a squat chimney, comprising two rooms; bellows room and a furnace area. Footings and flagged floor area still visible along with two vertical Keeper Stones for keeping the furnace hearth in place. Waterwheel pit 6.7m x 0.5m and tailrace also still visible . Waterwheel estimated at approximately 4.8m x 0.3m and have been overshot or high breastshot.
The mill dam 10m x 30m, though silted, is still discernible and still issuing water to the wheel pit.
Nearby, alongside the beck side, is a keyhole shaped wood drying kiln, still visible.
In operation from c1700 to c1746 receiving its lead ore from the nearby Glusburn Moor mine. (see NYK01648)

Excavated in 1973 by The Northern Cavern and Mine Research Society (later to become the Northern Mine Research Society). A full survey report is available in the link HERE:-
http://www.nmrs.org.uk/assets/pdf/BM1/BM1-5-17-lumb.pdf

Further Reading and References:-
http://www.nmrs.org.uk/assets/pdf/BM1/BM1-5-17-lumb.pdf
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNY20965&resourceID=1009

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Contributor :- Andrew Garford - 8 May 2018
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