Darley Mill

Last updated

The mill, in 2005 Darley Mill Centre - geograph.org.uk - 53859.jpg
The mill, in 2005

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

There has been a watermill on the site since the 17th century, [1] but the current building dates from around 1800. [2] The breastshot waterwheel dates from 1874. [1] The building operated as a corn mill until the 1960s. In the 1980s, it was converted into a restaurant and shop, which was later taken over by the Yorkshire Linen Company. In 2016, the company closed, and the property was disused for several years. In 2018, planning permission was granted for its conversion into 13 houses, but this did no go ahead. Instead, in 2022, it was converted into nine houses, with 11 more constructed in the grounds. [3]

The waterwheel Darley Mill - restored water wheel - geograph.org.uk - 2546701.jpg
The waterwheel

A mill consists of a range of buildings in gritstone with stone slate roofs. They comprise an engine house with two storeys and four bays, the mill building with three storeys, six bays, a projecting two-storey porch and a loading bay wing with two round arches, and a barn and byres of five bays. At the rear is a large waterwheel, and a truncated chimney with a square base and a moulded base to a circular shaft about 10 metres (33 ft) high. Inside, there are cast iron columns and crossbeams, and there are unusual king post and queen post roofs. Some of the machinery survives, on the ground and first floors. The building has been grade II listed since 1987. [2] [4]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darley, North Yorkshire</span> Village in North Yorkshire, England

Darley is a linear village in Nidderdale in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census is 1,332 and is included in the civil parish of Darley and Menwith. The village extends for 1 mile east from a junction with the B6451 road. The western end of the village is known as Darley Head and the eastern end as The Holme. Darley has won many local and national 'Britain in Bloom' awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills</span>

The Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills is a museum of industrial heritage located in Armley, near Leeds, in West Yorkshire, Northern England. The museum includes collections of textile machinery, railway equipment and heavy engineering amongst others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michelham Priory</span>

Michelham Priory is the site of a former Augustinian Priory in Upper Dicker, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. The surviving buildings are owned and administered by the Sussex Archaeological Society and are Grade I and Grade II listed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Whitewater</span> River in Hampshire, England

The River Whitewater rises at springs near Bidden Grange Farm between Upton Grey and Greywell in Hampshire, England. It flows northeast and is a tributary of the River Blackwater near Swallowfield. Its headwaters flow over chalk and there is little pollution making the River Whitewater rich in wildlife. It was noted on Jansson's map of Hampshire of 1646.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masson Mill</span> Cotton mill in Derbyshire, England

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mill is a water-powered cotton spinning mill situated on the west bank of the River Derwent in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire in England. This mill was built in 1783. It forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site. Nearby is Willersley Castle, the house Richard Arkwright built for himself within the parish of Matlock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crabwall Manor</span>

Crabwall Manor is a former country house, later a hotel, in the village of Mollington, Cheshire, England. The present building dates from the 18th century. It replaced an early 17th-century house built for the Gamul family. The house was originally a "modest brick cottage" and it was refaced in the early 19th century. Figueirdo and Treuherz comment that this give it "the appearance of a toy fort". The interior was remodelled in about 1900. It has since been converted into a hotel, with extensions added in 1987. It is constructed in orange and yellow brick with red sandstone dressings. The roof is in Welsh slate and there are three brick chimneys. The building is in two storeys, with an entrance front of three bays. At the corners are octagonal towers. The central bay protrudes and forms a two-storey porch; it is supported by diagonal buttresses. The tops of the porch and towers are crenellated. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Hough Hole House is a historic house to the northwest of the village of Rainow, Cheshire, England. It dates from about 1660, and was altered and extended in 1796. An engineering works was added in the 1850s, and incorporated into the house during the 20th century. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The gardens were created in the 19th century and are based on those described in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. These were designed by the owner, James Mellor, and are known as Mellor's Gardens. The gardens contain a number of listed buildings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birdsall House</span> Country house in North Yorkshire, England

Birdsall House is an English country house in Birdsall, North Yorkshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Todenham</span> Human settlement in England

Todenham is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is significant for its Grade I listed 14th-century parish church.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nailsworth Stream</span> River in England

Nailsworth Stream is a small river in Gloucestershire, England. It is a tributary of the River Frome. From its source near Cherington, it flows westwards through Avening to reach Nailsworth, where it turns towards the north, and passes through Woodchester to join the Frome at Dudbridge, a suburb of Stroud.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yore Mill</span>

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bank Newton Hall</span> Historic building in Bank Newton, England

Bank Newton Hall is a historic building in Bank Newton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foster Beck Mill</span>

Foster Beck Mill is a former watermill on the edge of Pateley Bridge, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Freedoms Mill</span>

Freedoms Mill is a historic building in Bishop Monkton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buttercrambe Mill</span>

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carleton Mill</span>

Carleton Mill is a historic building in Carleton-in-Craven, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coulton Mill</span> Listed building in North Yorkshire, England

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crakehall Mill</span> Historic watermill in Crakehall, North Yorkshire, England

Crakehall Mill is a historic watermill in Crakehall, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dalton Hall, North Yorkshire</span> Historic building in North Yorkshire, England

Dalton Hall is a historic building in Dalton, west North Yorkshire, near Richmond, North Yorkshire, in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dalton Mill</span>

Dalton Mill is a historic watermill in Dalton, a village near Richmond, North Yorkshire, in England.

References

  1. 1 2 "Darley Mill". Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Darley Mill with attached chimney (1251391)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. Webster, Jacob (13 May 2022). "Historic Darley Mill to become housing after complaints 18th century building is a 'mess'". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-12665-5.