Corn Mill, Malin Bridge, Sheffield
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Corn Mill, Malin Bridge, Sheffield
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 18 Feb 2018
This Grade II-listed mill is situated on the south side of the B6076, at the busy Stannington Road & Holme Lane junction. It seems that there has been a mill on this site since 1739, the original one being used for knife-grinding. In 1864 the mill was destroyed in a devastating flood after which a replacement was built by the Wilson family. Around 1915 it was converted to a corn mill - by the Marsden family - and functioned as such until 1956. It hosted various business enterprises since the mid-1950s before becoming disused. In 2006 Sheffield City Council sanctioned the construction of 23 new apartments to be built on the site under strict preservation conditions and the apartments and restoration work were completed during the second half of 2008. This is one of the few remaining examples of an undershot water wheel in the country, its potential power source being the River Loxley, as seen in the photo.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.399979
Longitude
-1.51207