Key Words :- corn windmill tower

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from West Street or the footpath to the rear.

Address :- West End, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, YO62 6HW
Grid Ref :- SE 69635 86418
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.268687 , Long -0.93229
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1315948,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1839 -

Description and History of Site:-
Hatcher noted:- Tall brick tower of 5 storeys. Pitched slate roof inserted at the neck. Behind Mill House 17 West End. Datestone of 1839.

It is reputed that although built in 1839 a dispute with a neighbour meant that the sails were never hung although the mill did operate on an oil engine for a short time.

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.
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNY23860&resourceID=1009
Whitworth, Alan. 'Yorkshire Windmills'. M T D Rigg Publications, 1991

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