Description and History of Site:-
Was sited on railway.
Built circa 1862 by the Driffield Pure Linseed Cake Company and operated by them until 1940. The company went out of business in 1947. The mill was purchased by White's Sugar Mills Ltd and later still operated by Chas. Southwell & Co. Ltd., confectioners. In the 1970s used as a club. Demolished 2007. Currently (2017) the site is cleared but as yet undeveloped.
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.
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Key Words :- sugar linseed oil mill steam
Viewing the Site :- Site only, all buildings cleared, can vbe viewed form the road
Address :- Anderson Street, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 6NJ
Grid Ref :- TA 02935 57455
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.002872 , Long -0.431029
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1862 - 2007
Record Date :- 15 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive
Grid Ref :- TA 02935 57455
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.002872 , Long -0.431029
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1862 - 2007
Record Date :- 15 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive