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Sculthorpe
towermill |
Sculthorpe six sailed tower mill stood to the southwest corner of the village and shows up clearly on the 1838 1" O.S. map. It was situated in a yard off Moor Lane next to Shrublands. It was said that Chapel Lane was renamed from Jodrell's Drift and that the original name was Mill Lane. |
After John Martin died in 1882, the mill was put up for auction, although it is unclear if it was the ownership or the lease that was for sale. The sale details described a flourishing business with the mill containing French burr stones, a flour mill, a bone crusher and two steam engines. |
The mill did not appear on the 1890 O.S. map and may have ceased working by that date. It was not long before the sails and cap were removed and the tower had been demolished within a few years. The stables, which survived as residential accommodation bear the date of 1649 carved into the brickwork. |
White's 1836: Jonathan Williamson, miller Tithe Award 1839: Daniel Thompson, owner; John Seals, miller |
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