Whitefield Mill

The saved account records: Detached L-plan corn mill, built c.1780, comprising three-bay five-storey block with three-bay four-storey block attached to rear, north side and having multiple-bay two-storey block attached to west.

The saved account records: Scar of former two-storey with attic block to east end of front block.

The saved account records: Half-hipped corrugated-iron roof to front block, hipped to rear block, pitched to west block and with eaves course to higher blocks.

The saved account records: Remains of chutes from openings to west elevation Timber water-wheel to east end of lowest block.

Whitefield Mill matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This former mill is an imposing structure in the surrounding landscape. It is of particular interest due to the survival of the mill wheel and mill race, as they act as physical reminders of the power sources employed to drive mills in the past. The robust form of the building is emphasized by the roughcast walls and small windows. The building retains many interesting features and materials, including the cast-iron windows and chutes. The setting of the building is enhanced by the survival of the related outbuildings and former miller's house. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.