Raindale Mill Explained

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Raindale Mill is a reconstructed early 19th-century flour mill which was moved from Raindale Valley on the North York Moors to the grounds of York Castle Museum in the 1960s.^[1]

History

The mill was powered by a mill pond. This was connected to a mill race where it would hit the waterwheel in overshot of the wheel. The wheel is then connected by gear wheels to millstones that grind grain into flour. In 1915 the water that flowed to the mill pond dried up and so made the mill redundant. It was donated to York Castle Museum in 1935. It was brought to its current site in the 1950s and 60s.^[2] The mill was opened to the public in 1966.^[3]

Restoration

In 2010 the mill reopened with the aim to get it working again. In 2011 the mill has started its restoration to have it working again.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: York Museums Trust inviting volunteers to help restore Raindale Mill . York Press . 1 July 2009 . 4 May 2014.
2. Web site: Cliff. Adam. The Phoenix by the River Foss – Raindale Mill. The Post Hole. The Post Hole.
3. Book: The Castle Museum York . 1981 . Graham Nicholson . York Castle Museum . 0900264136 . 1.
4. Web site: Raindale Mill - turning once more. York Museums Trust Blog. York Museums Trust.