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Thornton-le-Clay Windmill

Description and History of Site:-
When photographed by Jane Hatcher in 1973 only 2 storeys remained of this large brick tower mill. Sometime between 2005 and 2015 the mill was refurbished as residential housing. Reputedly not working in 1913, though still had sails and cap at that time.


Further Reading and References:-
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNY23868&resourceID=1009
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
Whitworth, Alan. 'Yorkshire Windmills'. M T D Rigg Publications, 1991


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Key Words :- windmill tower mill corn

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

Address :- Mill House, Moor Lane, Thornton-le-Clay, York, North Yorkshire, YO60 7TJ
Grid Ref :- SE 67694 65571
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.081618 , Long -0.966766
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- Early C19 -
Contributor :- Daniel Balmforth - 5 June 2015

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