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| y10818 | |
| Plan of property at Woodhouse Mill | |
| Sheffield_Woodhouse | |
| 1865/05/29 | |
| 1851-1899 | |
The very substantial corn mill, called Woodhouse Mill, with the head and fall situate upon and embracing the whole of the stream of the River Rother up to Beighton Weir ... The mill containing five pairs of French Stones, one pair of Grey Stones, one pair shelling stones, two Dressing machines, Corn Screens, Bean Splitting Mill, three Sack tables, with granaries and Garner Room fro 3,000 loads of grain; a drying kiln on an improved principle, and with a commodious and well-lighted office or counting house; also a saw mill for three circular saw tables … The works are drive by a water wheel of 25 horse-power, and a condensing steam engine of 20-horse power, but workable and full equal to 28 horse-power, having two tubular boilers 21 x 4 feet each. Also five cottages of workmen with a garden to each, stabling for eight horses, yards, piggeries, hen house, pigeon cote, sheds, and other outbuildings. Scale 2 chains : 1 inch. Pawson and Brailsford, Lithographers, Sheffield. Sheffield Local Studies Library: Sale Plans 29 May 1866. This item was digitised through financial support from the Sheffield and District Family History Society. |
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