Victoria Mill, Skipton

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The main building, in 2018 Victoria Mill 03.jpg
The main building, in 2018

Victoria Mill is a historic mill complex in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

The corn mill was constructed in 1847, by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. From the start, it was powered by steam. It suffered a fire in 1868, though water from the canal was used to put it out, and only the roof was seriously damaged. In the early 20th century, it was converted into a paper mill. Between 1988 and 1990 it was converted into apartments, to a design by Wales, Wales and Rawson, which won a National Design Award in 1997. The main building was grade II listed in 1978, along with the detached chimney. [1] [2]

The main building of the mill is built of stone with quoins and a slate roof. It consists of two parallel four-bay ranges with an H-shaped roof, and a main block of five storeys and an attic and seven bays. The ranges have coped gables, raised in the centre and containing chimneys. To the west is a detached octagonal chimney on a square base, rising higher than the mill. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Harbutt Dawson, William (1882). History of Skipton. Skipton: Edmondson & Co.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Victoria Mill and associated mill chimney, Skipton (1131900)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. 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.