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Greet Lily Mill, Station Road, SOUTHWELL, NG25 0GL

Former flour mill, now converted to residential accommodation.

A view of the bridge carrying the Southwell to Hockerton road over the River Greet - with the old Caudwell Mill in the background. The mill closed in 1977 and was converted into apartments in 1989.

Caudwell's Flour Mill was rebuilt several times after disastrous fires, getting bigger with each rebuilding. It closed in 1977. Old photographs show that the tower was once topped by a water tank. The mill was rail served, a siding from the Rolleston-Southwell-Mansfield line (which crossed Station Road behind the camera) terminating under a canopy next to the nearest (Mansard-roofed) part of the building. In 1993 Caudwell's was being converted into flats - Richard Croft's Image] shows the result, in 2007.

Mill next to road bridge over River Greet between Southwell and Normanton

Greet is the name of the river. The mill was rebuilt after a fire in 1867, and extended in 1893 after another fire. That was when the water tower was built to supply a sprinkler system. The mill closed in 1969 and has been converted to flats.

Southwell must have more blue plaques per metre than anywhere in the UK - the one on this building says; "Caudwell's Mill stands by the River Greet on the site of Southwell's medieval Burgage Mill. Much of the grain from local farms was ground here. In 1851 the Greet Mill was acquired by the Caudwell family. The mill's capacity was greatly increased. Disastrous fires in 1867, 1893 and in 1917 led to considerable re-building. By the early 1900s 'Greet Lily flour' won many awards for its fine quality. The mill closed in 1977 and in 1989 was converted to apartments." Southwell railway station used to be about here.

The view across fields from Normanton.

An oft-photographed site on Normanton Road. The former Caudwell flour Mill on the south bank of the River Greet was built over the site of the medieval Burgage mill, a site purchased by Charles Caudwell in 1851. It seems that the mill was damaged by fires in 1867, 1893 and 1917 but that on each occasion it was rebuilt and the equipment upgraded. The Caudwell family were millers for four generations, after which Associated British Foods bought the mill. It closed in 1977 and was turned into flats in 1989. It is situated on the River Greet and located at the side of the Southwell Trail, a former railway route between Farnsfield and Rolleston Junction.