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Corn milling
Yokefleet Mill worked as a tower windmill for corn milling.
Site overview
Yokefleet Mill was a tower windmill at Mill Farm, south of Yokefleet. It worked as a corn mill and is identified in specialist windmill records as a tower mill. The mill was drawn by Karl Wood in 1932, and later photographs show the former mill at Mill Farm.
The detailed construction date, machinery arrangement, closure date, and present condition 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
Yokefleet Mill stood at Mill Farm south of Yokefleet. It was a tower windmill used for corn milling. Karl Wood drew the mill on 6 August 1932, describing it as a tower mill six miles south-east of Howden.
Later photographs show the former mill at Mill Farm. The tower mill is included in specialist windmill catalogues as Yokefleet Mill. Its construction date, ownership sequence, machinery, and final working date have not been established.
Timeline
1932
Tower mill drawing
The tower mill stood at Yokefleet in 1932.
2009
Mill Farm survival
The former mill was photographed at Mill Farm south of Yokefleet.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Yokefleet windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Yokefleet Mill, Yokefleet
Archives Hub entry: Yokefleet tower mill drawing
Geograph photograph: Yokefleet Mill
Photographers Resource windmills list
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Yokefleet Mill, Yokefleet
Archives Hub entry: Yokefleet tower mill drawing
Geograph photograph: Yokefleet Mill
Photographers Resource windmills list