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Tower mill built
A tower corn mill was built at Kirkbymoorside.
Site overview
Kirkbymoorside Tower Mill is a former wind-powered tower corn mill at Kirkbymoorside. The surviving tower has been converted to residential use. Its construction date, original machinery, working sequence and final milling date have not been established.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Kirkbymoorside Tower Mill was built as a wind-powered tower corn mill at Kirkbymoorside. The former mill later ceased working and survived as a tower. It was subsequently converted to residential use, preserving the main tower structure within a domestic setting.
The construction date, machinery arrangement, ownership history and final working date remain uncertain.
Timeline
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Converted to dwelling
The former tower mill was converted for residential use.
Sources and records
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive mill record
Gregory and Turner: Windmills of Yorkshire
Windmill Photographic Register
Mills Archive mill record
Gregory and Turner: Windmills of Yorkshire
Windmill Photographic Register