Key Words :- roller mill warehouse

Address :- Navigation Road, York, North Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 60799 51720
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.958004 , Long -1.074908
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1257088,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1896 -

Description and History of Site:-
Brick, five storeyed. Angle emphasised by a tower with battlements and a higher stair turret. Architect W. G. Penty.
Built 1896, presumably as a steam roller mill. The warehouse was taken over by Rowntree & Co in c1931 and became known locally as Rowntrees Wharf. It was converted to flats in 1988.

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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