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Tower mill at Norton
Norton Mill operated as a wind-powered tower mill.
Site overview
Norton Mill is a former tower mill at Norton, north-west of Doncaster. It is a listed historic mill structure and remained a visible feature of the agricultural landscape around Southfield Road and Kirk Smeaton Road. A drawing of the tower mill was made in 1932.
The construction date, detailed 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
Norton Mill was a wind-powered tower mill at Norton in South Yorkshire. It stood in the open landscape north-west of Doncaster and became a recognised historic asset within the area.
The tower survived into the twentieth century and was drawn in 1932. Later planning material treated Norton Tower Mill as a listed building and historic landscape feature. The original tower height, cap, sails, windshaft, millstones and closure chronology remain uncertain. The site survives as a former tower mill at Norton.
Timeline
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Listed historic mill
The former tower mill survived as a listed historic structure.
1932
Tower mill drawn
The tower mill was standing in 1932.
Sources and records
Mills Archive Karl Wood drawing: Norton Mill, Norton
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Norton Mill, Norton
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council planning committee report: Norton Tower Mill
Windmill World entry: Norton windmill
List of windmills in South Yorkshire
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Norton Mill, Norton
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council planning committee report: Norton Tower Mill
Windmill World entry: Norton windmill
List of windmills in South Yorkshire