Description and History of Site:-
Superb huge mill. 10 bays 6 have been added. Three storeys and loft. Stone surrounds with projecting sills to quite large windows of 9 panes top 3 opening. Slate roof. Built into hillside. Wide building presumably a row of iron columns inside building. Wheel was apparently exterior. Small paned metal framed taller rectangular window to loft in west gable. Gable plain apart from garage door and loading door and gantry beam. Remains of an older mill behind house. First recorded as a flax mill in 1818, owned by Christopher Smith who who also spun flax at Low Mill, West End. Leased to Francis Thorp of New York Mill in 1838. Still working in 1861 (William Grainger) and in the late 1870's producing linen yarn for cloth and sewing thread.

Gutted by fire in 1884, rebuilt, spinning restarted in 1891 by James Atkinson. Believed to have finally closed between the two World Wars.

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.

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Key Words :- watermill corn textiles flax woollen

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

Address :- Leeming Ln, Thornthwaite, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2QU
Grid Ref :- SE 18137 58948
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.026212 , Long -1.724633
Local Authority :- Harrogate Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Record Date :- 5 June 2015

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