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Tower corn mill
Old Malton Mill operated as a wind-powered tower corn mill.
Site overview
Old Malton Mill was a wind-powered tower corn mill at Old Malton. The surviving former mill is identified as a tower mill, with the site standing on Old Malton Moor. Its construction date, detailed working chronology, machinery arrangement and final closure date have not been established.
Map
Map markers and directions links are provided for location reference only and do not indicate public access or permission to enter a site.
No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Old Malton Mill was a tower corn mill at Old Malton, near Malton in North Yorkshire. It formed part of the wind-powered milling landscape of the district and survived after its working life ended.
The former mill no longer survives as a complete working windmill. Its original tower height, cap, sails, windshaft, stones and final working date remain uncertain. The site survives as a former tower-mill structure at Old Malton.
Timeline
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Former tower mill survives
The former tower mill survives at Old Malton.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Malton windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Old Malton Moor Mill, Old Malton
Mills Archive Karl Wood drawing: Malton tower mill
List of windmills in North Yorkshire
Windmill Photographic Register: Old Malton
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Old Malton Moor Mill, Old Malton
Mills Archive Karl Wood drawing: Malton tower mill
List of windmills in North Yorkshire
Windmill Photographic Register: Old Malton