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Brickyard tower built
A small wind-powered tower was built at Pearce's Pond for brickyard use.
Site overview
Pearce's Pond Small Brickyard Tower was a small wind-powered structure at Dringhouses, south-west of York. It was associated with brickyard use rather than ordinary corn milling. The construction date, machinery, working arrangements and later survival history have not been established in detail.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Pearce's Pond Small Brickyard Tower stood at Dringhouses as a small wind-powered tower associated with brickyard activity. The structure is recorded separately from the larger corn-milling tower mills of the York area. Its exact construction date, working machinery and final period of use remain uncertain.
The site preserves the recorded location of the former brickyard tower at Pearce's Pond.
Timeline
Sources and records
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive mill record
Historic Ordnance Survey mapping
Mills Archive mill record
Historic Ordnance Survey mapping