Description and History of Site:-
Original corn watermill on this site 1752. Three storey in brick severely damaged by fire in 1911. Ornate stone cornice with closely spaced dentils. Flat stone lintels with keystones and stone sills.
When surveyed by Hatcher on the 7/11/1973 the mill was described as follows :- Large working brick mill on bank of Esk producing animal feedstuffs. Modern concrete silo of 1946. Three storeys and loft and high steep slate roof. Inscription on road side of building: These mills were erected at the expense of Natha. Cholmley Esq. By Phillip Williams Engineer 1752. Underneath in Gothic script: Aureum Dei Donum Frumentum Molmis. The fruit of the mill is Gods Golden Gift. The mill had a turbine before 1973, In 2012 a 50kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric power turbine was installed in the weir.

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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Address :- The Carrs, Ruswarp, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1YL
Grid Ref :- NZ 88880 09090
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.469407 , Long -0.630113
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1316365,
Site Dates :- 1752 -
Contributor :- Charles Morris - 15 October 2015

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