Description and History of Site:-
"NORTON: LOW BECK MILL (corn). On Mill Beck. 791711. A miller is mentioned in 1937 and it was worked commercially until 1967, when milling ceased. The brick, limestone and tile building is of one storey with a loft. The undershot water wheel (made by Anthony Fish, of Malton), which was fed from a dam, remains, together with all the gearing and all the stones (in position); there is also a kibbling mill. The mill ran three pairs of stones, all at one time driven by the wheel. By 1897 a steam engine was used to drive one pair of stones; it was replaced in 1927 by electricity, again driving only one pair of stones, and the other two pairs went out of use. In its last years the mill used water power only for the sack hoist." Allison, 1970, p46.

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.

Allison, K. J., http://www.eylhs.org.uk/dl/135/east-riding-water-mills

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Key Words :- watermill corn

Address :- Lakeside Way, Norton-on-Derwent, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 9EL
Grid Ref :- SE 79090 71035
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.129093 , Long -0.791187
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1700s -
Record Date :- 19 May 2015

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