Tower mill, Hornsea Brickworks
A wind-powered quarry mill/wheel in the historic county of Yorkshire, England.
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Built in 1865 by J A Woods. He opened the brickworks at the site and used the windmill to provide the power to pump water out of the pit and to power a tramway incline. The mill was a brick tower mill, with five sails and a fantail. The mill provided energy for around forty years before being replaced by steam.
Full details
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Quarry mill/wheel |
| Archive ID | 1927 |
| Location | Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Historic county | Yorkshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TA 2013 4645 |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.90032000, -0.17315100 |
Location
References
- "Gregory, Roy, East Yorkshire windmills (Charles Skilton, 1985), p. 68"
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Gregory, R and Turner, L, Windmills of Yorkshire (Stenlake Publishing Ltd, 2009)
- Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 139
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Yorkshire CXCVII.NE (1911)
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