Mills · Yorkshire & the Humber
Thwaite Watermill
Thwaite Watermill — museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Moor Road · 2.3 km
About
Thwaite Watermill is a mill in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Part of Leeds Museums & Galleries. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.7762°, -1.5040°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Thwaite Mills or Thwaite Watermill is an industrial heritage site in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation. It is a fully restored working water-powered mill built in 1823–25, harnessing the power of the river, and has been called "one of the best last remaining examples of a water-powered mill in Britain". The mill, the manager's house and three associated buildings are all grade II listed buildings. The site was open to the public as a museum operated by Leeds City Council until 1 April 2024.
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Background
History
The first known mill on the site was a fulling mill built in 1641, as part of the local industry of manufacturing woollen cloth. In 1823–25 the Aire and Calder Navigation company acquired the mill and redeveloped the site. Two new large waterwheels were built, and the site comprised the mill building, the manager's house, stables, workshop, warehouse and workers' cottages. The cottages were demolished in 1968, but the other buildings remain intact. Set on an island between the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation, the mill was as self-sufficient as its owners could make it. There were workshops, orchards, arable land and pasture, and the mill did not have an electricity supply…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7762, -1.5040
- District
- Leeds
- Parish
- Leeds, unparished area
- Postcode
- LS10 1RP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds South
- Nearest railway station
- Moor Road — 2.3 km
- Official site
- museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7799518 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thwaite Mills (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Thwaite mills.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thwaite Watermill?
- Thwaite Watermill is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS10 1RP), in the parish of Leeds, unparished area.
- Is Thwaite Watermill a listed building?
- Thwaite Watermill is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Thwaite Watermill?
- The nearest railway station is Moor Road, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LS10 1RP.