Ruswarp Mill
| Ruswarp Mill | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2009 | |
.svg.png)  Location within North Yorkshire | |
General information | |
| Status | Converted into flats |
| Type | Watermill (former) |
| Location | The Carrs, Ruswarp, North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°28′10″N 0°37′49″W / 54.4694°N 0.6302°W |
| Year built | 1752 |
| Renovated | c. 1911 (interior rebuilt) |
| Closed | 1989 (as a mill) |
| Client | Nathaniel Cholmley |
| Design and construction | |
| Engineer | Philip Williams |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Ruswarp Mill |
| Designated | 23 February 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1316365 |
Ruswarp Mill is a historic building on The Carrs in Ruswarp, a village in North Yorkshire, England.
A mill in Ruswarp was recorded in the Domesday Book.[1] The current watermill, on the River Esk,[2] was built in 1752 for Nathaniel Cholmley, by Philip Williams.[3] In 1911, it suffered a major fire, with the interior destroyed, but it was soon rebuilt. In both 1930 and 1931, it flooded, the water reaching the second floor, and a boat from Whitby Lifeboat Station was dragged overland to rescue people from the mill offices.[1] The building was Grade II listed in 1954.[3] The mill closed in 1989,[4] and the building was then converted into flats.[3]
The mill is built of red brick, with floor bands, a dentilled eaves cornice, and a half-hipped slate roof. It has three storeys, fronts of six and three bays and lean-tos. The windows are sashes with stone heads and keystones. On the front is an inscribed and dated plaque in a shaped frame.[3][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 Hay, Patricia M. (1959). A short history of Ruswarp Mill.
- ↑ "Ruswarp Mills, Ruswarp". Mills Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Historic England. "Ruswarp Mill (Grade II) (1316365)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "14 lose jobs as historic mill closes". The Press. 2 August 1989.
- ↑ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.