Woodhouse Mill

[tozzin]

Ive never really thought about the name of this pleasant looking area of Sheffield , how did it get its name, if it was an actual mill, what kind of mill was it, a flour mill, or a wood mill? and is there any drawings or information about it, has anybody any information on the area?

[Edmund]

In 1764 Fairbanks surveyed Woodhouse Mill "held of the Earl of Surrey by James Taylor" and the plan included the corn mill and part of a sickle mill.

 

By 1865 when it was up for sale the details given were:

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.

[tozzin]

3 hours ago, Edmund said:

In 1764 Fairbanks surveyed Woodhouse Mill "held of the Earl of Surrey by James Taylor" and the plan included the corn mill and part of a sickle mill.

 

By 1865 when it was up for sale the details given were:

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.

Such history of a much maligned area of the city Edmund, but you failed to say how many hens they had 

[Guest leksand]

6 hours ago, tozzin said:

Ive never really thought about the name of this pleasant looking area of Sheffield , how did it get its name, if it was an actual mill, what kind of mill was it, a flour mill, or a wood mill? and is there any drawings or information about it, has anybody any information on the area?

The site of the mill doesn't actually form a part of Sheffield any more. It was redrawn into Aston-cum-Aughton CP with the redirection of the Rother in association with the flood defence programme works between there and Killamarsh. I believe the area was lost around about 1968.