Description and History of Site:-
Corn watermill, water-powered saw-mill and mill house. Rubble with ashlar dressings, stone slate roofs.Reportedly a fulling mill on the site in 1340. The flour mill built in 1790 (there is a date stone of 1780). The house and stable built in 1880. The Hobsons owned the mill for two generations and sold it to 'Teesside Farmers' in 1940. Converted to electricity c1944 and ceased working in c1954.
Further Reading and References:-
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNY13710&resourceID=1009
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 sawmill
Viewing the Site :- No public access, now private house. Can be viewed from the public road
Address :- Mill Lane, Constable Burton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5RQ
Grid Ref :- SE 16881 90850
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.312967 , Long -1.742030
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1318296,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- - c1954
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 16 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Daniel Balmforth
Grid Ref :- SE 16881 90850
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.312967 , Long -1.742030
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1318296,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- - c1954
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 16 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Daniel Balmforth