Key Words :- watermill steam corn mill

Address :- Sheffield Road, Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 5NL
Grid Ref :- SE 34945 03326
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.525443 , Long -1.474352
Local Authority :- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1151044,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public
Site Dates :- C17 -

Description and History of Site:-
A Mill complex on a Domesday site restored in 1976 as a working museum. Comprising (1) a 2-storey stone-built watermill dating in parts from the 17th century. Water from a leat diverted alongside the later Worsbrough Reservoir (qv) powered a cast iron overshot wheel to work 3 pairs of stones. (2) An 1843 3-storey building housing a steam engine and 2 pairs of stones. Later a 1911 oil engine replaced the steam engine. (3) A small mill dam.

In 2015 a working museum as part of the Worsbrough Mill Country Park. Mill Cottage Listed grade II. List entry Number: 1192294

Further Reading and References:-
Falconer, K. Guide to England's industrial heritage. Batsford, 1980, entry FALSY23.
Bayliss, D (ed). A guide to the industrial history of South Yorkshire. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1995, entry Z09.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/5997

https://www.worsbrough-mill.com/

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