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Tower windmill in use
Dean Bank Mill worked as a tower windmill at Ferryhill.
Site overview
Dean Bank Mill, also known as Broom Mill, is a former tower windmill at Ferryhill in County Durham. The surviving structure is a derelict mill tower, with the cap, sails and working machinery no longer present. The exact construction date and final working date have not been established, but the tower remains as a visible survival of Ferryhill's former wind-powered milling landscape.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Dean Bank Mill, also known as Broom Mill, stood at Ferryhill as a tower windmill. The surviving structure is the former mill tower, now derelict, with the main windmill superstructure and machinery gone. Its full working chronology has not been established, but the site is consistently associated with Ferryhill's former wind-powered milling.
Later images show the tower standing without sails or a working cap, marking its post-working survival as a ruin rather than a restored or converted mill. The tower remains the principal surviving element of the mill.
Timeline
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Derelict tower survived
The tower survived in derelict condition after the loss of the working windmill structure.
Sources and records
Windmill World Durham mill entry
Windmill World Ferryhill mill entry
Mills Archive mill reference
Lincolnshire Museums image collection entry
List of windmills in County Durham
Windmill World Ferryhill mill entry
Mills Archive mill reference
Lincolnshire Museums image collection entry
List of windmills in County Durham