Description and History of Site:-
Currently disused. Exterior c. 12 wheel in situ overshot wooden penstock and sluice. Small mill two storey rubble stone and slab roof. Stone steps in front for loading on/off cart. Upper floor: door at top of steps and one sash window both under wooden lintels. Lower floor: door below road level with huge wedge-shaped stone lintel like gatepost and small square barred opening with stone casing almost like a water-chute. Damaged inscription stone as post to lower door letters not clear. The other post also appears to have inscription perhaps DW but not at all clear. Sun Insurance Fire Mark on upper door. Another window with stone casing (blocked) behind the steps at the front. Another inscription on quoin in square box again. Wheel has wooden spokes and paddles metal. Water course has overflow just short of mill water still running. Mill latterly used for pig foods name J. C. Watson on old wagon nearby. Blue stone set in cobbles outside. Primitive millhouse at right angles to mill across track hardly any windows but nice kneelers. (Hatcher, 1975)

Further Reading and References:-
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972. see also The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire Jane Hatcher 1985

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Key Words :- overshot corn water mill

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Address :- High Lane, Newsham, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL11 7RE
Grid Ref :- NZ 10898 09942
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.484709 , Long -1.833299
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1131296,
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- 1656 -
Record Date :- 19 May 2015

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