Aiskew Mill Explained

Aiskew Mill is a historic building in Aiskew, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The corn mill was built in the late 18th century on the Bedale Beck, powered by an undershot waterwheel.[1] In the mid 19th century, a three-storey extension was added. The last miller converted the building to produce electric power.[2] However, all the original machinery survives, along with two millstones.

In 1981, the building was Grade II* listed, and it was sold to David and Carol Clark, who gradually restored it, with the intention of opening it as a working museum. In 2001, they proposed to fund the remainder of the restoration by building housing on neighbouring land, but this was rejected by a planning inspector.[3] In 2010, the mill reopened as a community bakery.[4]

The three-storey brick building has stone quoins. The ground floor is slightly below ground level. There are many original sash windows, and a boarded stable door.

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References

  1. Web site: Aiskew Mill, Aiskew . Mill Archive . 4 January 2024.
  2. Bumstead . K. M. . Wills and Inventories in the Bedale Area of North Yorkshire . The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal . 1985 . 57.
  3. News: Mill restoration hit by hitch over homes permission . 4 January 2024 . Northern Echo . 16 November 2001.
  4. News: Gleeson. Janet. Bedale bakery bowled over after bringing bread to market. 27 March 2017. The Northern Echo. 8 April 2014.

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