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Mill derelict
Whickham Mill survives in derelict condition.
Site overview
Whickham Mill is a tower mill at Whickham. It was built around 1720 and later ceased working. The former mill survives in derelict condition.
The detailed working machinery, ownership sequence, and final working date have not been established here.
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
Whickham Mill stands at Whickham as a former tower windmill. It was built around 1720 and operated as part of the wind-powered milling landscape west of Gateshead. The mill later ceased working and survives in derelict condition.
Its detailed machinery, millers, ownership history, and exact date of closure have not been established here.
Timeline
1720
Tower mill built
Whickham Mill was built around 1720.
Sources and records
Windmill World: Windmills of Tyne and Wear
North East Mills: Windmills
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in the United Kingdom
Tyne and Wear Historic Environment Record: windmill entries
North East Mills: Windmills
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in the United Kingdom
Tyne and Wear Historic Environment Record: windmill entries