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Tower mill built
Wrancarr Tower Mill was built near the site of an earlier post mill.
Site overview
Wrancarr Tower Mill is a former tower corn mill at Moss, near Doncaster. It was built near the site of an earlier post mill and is listed at Grade II. The surviving tower marks the later wind-powered corn-milling site at Wrancarr.
Its precise construction date, machinery arrangement and final working 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
Wrancarr Tower Mill was built at Moss as a wind-powered tower corn mill. It stood near the site of an earlier post mill, indicating a continuation of wind-powered milling at Wrancarr. The tower mill later ceased working but survived as a substantial structure.
The former mill is listed at Grade II. Its original cap, sail arrangement, windshaft, millstones and final working date remain uncertain. The surviving tower remains the principal physical remnant of Wrancarr's later wind-powered corn mill.
Timeline
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Corn milling use
Wrancarr Tower Mill operated as a wind-powered corn mill.
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Grade II listed tower
The former tower mill survived as a Grade II listed structure.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Moss windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Wrancarr Tower Mill, Moss
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Wrancarr Post Mill, Moss
Wikimedia Commons image record: Wrancarr Mill, Moss
List of windmills in South Yorkshire
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Wrancarr Tower Mill, Moss
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Wrancarr Post Mill, Moss
Wikimedia Commons image record: Wrancarr Mill, Moss
List of windmills in South Yorkshire