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Grade II listing
Sykehouse Tower Mill became protected as a Grade II listed building.
Site overview
Sykehouse Tower Mill is a former tower corn mill at Sykehouse. The tower mill replaced an earlier post mill on the site in 1867. It was later converted into a substantial dwelling in 1972.
The surviving red-brick tower forms part of a house and is protected as a Grade II listed building.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Sykehouse Tower Mill was built in 1867 as a tower corn mill, replacing an earlier post mill on the same site. The surviving structure is a red-brick truncated cone of five storeys, with a cogged band below an oversailing parapet. It has a canopied porch and casement windows in each floor, with a glazed lantern at the top.
The former mill later ceased to work and was converted into a substantial dwelling in 1972. Sykehouse Tower Mill is protected as a Grade II listed building and remains incorporated into a house.
Timeline
1867
Tower mill built
Sykehouse Tower Mill was built in 1867 to replace an earlier post mill on the site.
1972
Converted to dwelling
The former tower mill was converted into a substantial dwelling in 1972.
Sources and records
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive mill record
Historic England National Heritage List entry
Historic England photographic archive
List of windmills in South Yorkshire
Mills Archive mill record
Historic England National Heritage List entry
Historic England photographic archive
List of windmills in South Yorkshire