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Tower corn mill
South Mill operated as a wind-powered tower corn mill at Bishop Burton.
Site overview
South Mill is a former tower corn mill at Bishop Burton, near Beverley. It is identified as a surviving tower mill and has been converted to residential use. The converted windmill is incorporated into a period house set within the village landscape.
The construction date, 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
South Mill at Bishop Burton was a wind-powered tower corn mill. The mill stood on the edge of the village and formed part of the historic milling landscape of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It later ceased working and survived as a tower structure.
The former windmill has been converted to residential use and is incorporated into a dwelling. Its full development history, cap and sail arrangement, machinery inventory and final working date remain uncertain. The surviving converted tower preserves the former corn-milling site at Bishop Burton.
Timeline
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Residential conversion
The former tower windmill was converted and incorporated into a dwelling.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Bishop Burton windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: South Mill, Bishop Burton
Photographers Resource listing: South Mill, Bishop Burton
Estate sales particulars: The Mill, Bishop Burton
Mills Archive catalogue entry: South Mill, Bishop Burton
Photographers Resource listing: South Mill, Bishop Burton
Estate sales particulars: The Mill, Bishop Burton