Description and History of Site:-
Wooden construction inside. Brick and pantile. Upper storey has small windows probably to light loft/storage. Nice wooden boarded hoist. Storeys and loft. Water power supplemented by steam 1893 and oil by 1905. Last worked about 1947. Wheel and machinery in situ. Falconer described the site as a 4-storey brick and tile building with a loft built on a virgin site in 1808. The breast shot waterwheel which was augmented in 1893 by a steam engine and in 1905 by an oil engine survives being built mainly of iron with a diameter of 14ft and a width of 7ft. Although the building has been disused for several years much of the machinery and 2 pairs of stones have also survived (Hatcher 1973).

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
Falconer, K. Guide to England's Industrial Heritage. Batsford, 1980.
http://pocklingtonhistory.com/archives/mills/devonshire/index.php

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Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public road or footpath

Address :- Canal Lane, Pocklington, East Yorkshire, YO42 1NN
Grid Ref :- SE 80069 47841
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.920530 , Long -0.782312
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1162000,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1808 -
Record Date :- 19 May 2015

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