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Latitude: 53.7762 / 53°46'34"N
Longitude: -1.504 / 1°30'14"W
OS Eastings: 432784
OS Northings: 431212
OS Grid: SE327312
Mapcode National: GBR BTV.F3
Mapcode Global: WHC9L.VBZX
Plus Code: 9C5WQFGW+F9
Entry Name: Thwaite Mill
Listing Date: 12 December 1978
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1313492
English Heritage Legacy ID: 342065
Also known as: Thwaite Mills
ID on this website: 101313492
Location: Stourton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10
County: Leeds
Electoral Ward/Division: City and Hunslet
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Leeds
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Hunslet St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Mill Local authority museum
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Thwaite Mill
12th December 1978
GV
II
Water mill, in course of renovation as museum at time of survey (1986), 1823-25, by Hewes and Wren, millwrights, on site of earlier mill. Red brick in English bond, slate roof. Rectangular plan, with former engine house at north end, later addition at south end. Two and a half storeys over millrace, nine bays with four-bay addition at south end; on west side, centre and right-hand end each have a segmental-arched inlet to water wheels (protected by iron bar grills); ground and first floors have loading doors to third and seventh bays (the former blocked), and rectangular windows, all these openings with rectangular stone lintels (most renewed), attic has gabled dormers with wooden louvred openings.
Canted engine house at north end, with circular chimney rising from it; addition at south end of less interest. East side has similar openings, but with doorways instead of loading doors, windows with renewed glazing.
Interior two low breast-shot water wheels of 18 feet diameter, respectively 14' 6" and 8' 6" wide, with associated gearing, drives etc.
History: built for oil-seed and corn griding, but converted as putty mill in 1870's continuing in that use until breach of weirs in 1976.
Listing NGR: SE3278431212
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