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Selby Flour Mill

Description and History of Site:-
Fairly modern mill. Built in 1933 by W. L. Kirby Ltd. on the site of Abbot's Staithe Mill which closed in 1906. Taken over by Westmill Foods, probably in the 1980's and now used for milling rice flour.


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 :- roller flour mill

Viewing the Site :- No public access in industrial use can be viewed from the public road

Address :- The Quay, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4ED
Grid Ref :- SE 61580 32624
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.786304 , Long -1.066835
Local Authority :- Selby District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1933 -
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 5 June 2015

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