Survey Data
Reg No
14403207
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Mill (water)
Date
1800 - 1850
Coordinates
299895, 262042
Date Recorded
27/01/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Three-storey three-bay water-powered corn mill, built c.1820, probably incorporating the fabric of an earlier mill building. Built of randomly coursed limestone with large dressed quoins to corners and projecting masonry eaves course. Pitched roof with natural slate now in poor condition. Entrance on east side is partially sunk into ground and is reached via flight of stone steps. This sunken entrance forms part of a gully/drain which was used to take water away from closed sluice gate, around mill and out under later extension to north and into tail race. Windows to east façade have square-headed brick openings with iron security bars and remains of timber sash windows. Wide entrance with segmental-headed opening built of dressed limestone located on first floor of south gable. Remains of timber and iron waterwheel, c. 12 feet in diameter located on south end of east façade. Remains of timber trough and sluice gate indicate that waterwheel was overshot by water directed under road. Remains of four millstones (sandstone) and varierty of iron cogs, sieves to mill interior, now in poor repair. An extension is located to the north appears to have been constructed partially of compacted earth. A detached two-bay two-storey grain drying kiln built of randomly coursed limestone with a timber louvred vent built into roof is located to the south east.
Appraisal
The mill, kiln, mill house and ancillary structures form a very interesting group of industrial buildings. The complexity and completeness of the water wheel, water works and machinery is of considerable technical and social importance. It is very unusual for mill machinery to remain in such an intact state. Thus Delaney's Mill represents an important historical insight into the industrial practices and workings of a small scale milling operation from the mid nineteenth century onwards.