Aiskew Mill is a historic building in Aiskew, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
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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.[2] The last miller converted the building to produce electric power.[3] However, all the original machinery survives, along with two millstones.[2]
In 1981, the building was Grade II* listed,[2] 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.[4] In 2010, the mill reopened as a community bakery.[5]
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.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "Aiskew Mill, Aiskew". Mill Archive. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Aiskew Mill (1150910)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Bumstead, K. M. (1985). "Wills and Inventories in the Bedale Area of North Yorkshire". The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 57.
- ^ "Mill restoration hit by hitch over homes permission". Northern Echo. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Gleeson, Janet (8 April 2014). "Bedale bakery bowled over after bringing bread to market". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 March 2017.