West Walton Ingleborough towermill stood in the yard of Hill House Farm along with the house and several large farm buildings some one mile north of the village. The mill was 8 storeys high and built of red brick in 1824. Unusually, it had six single shuttered patent sails with a white ogee cap, gallery and fantail. A stage was set around the fourth floor.

The mill was originally built with five sails but a sixth sail was added between 1846 and 1858.

Kelly's 1904: Henry Fretwell, corn miller (wind & steam)

c.1940: Sails removed

By 1980 the mill was becoming derelict and a set of railings had been set around a flat roof.

Copyright © Jonathan Neville 2005