Pocklington History - English's Mill

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English's Mill

The mill was probably one of the mills in the Domesday Book. A miller is last mentioned in 1921. Shortly after this the water mill was demolished. It was of two stories and ran two pairs of stones The wheel was fed from a dam. The mill moved into the old warehouses between the wars and electric driven mill rollers were installed and run by messrs. R.M. English. In 1896, a warehouse fire damaged the building. In the late 1980's the mill was demolished and a senior citizen accomodation block called Betterton Court was built in its place but its design retained the Mill like appearance.

Brass Castle Island - The York Herald Jan 1st 1803


William Watson's map of 1855 showing the mill and mill house

Ordnance survey map of 1891 showing the mill dam

A photo of the mill before it was demolished

Richard Massey English Picture courtesy: Farming Museum at Murton

York Herald - Tuesday 09 December 1879 Above Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.. Image reproduced with kind permission of http://www.thebritishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

The mill and millhouse is visible in the background

This photograph shows the early mill was demolished just after the first world war, the remnants of the mill can be seen in the background

The office of RM English for the Grist Mill and Animal Feed business next door, built c. 1900.

English's mill between the wars

Demolition of the Mill in Pocklington in the late 1980's Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons

Demolition of the Mill in Pocklington in the late 1980's Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons

Just prior to the demolition of the Mill in Pocklington in the late 1980's Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons

Betterton Court built after the demolition of English's Mill in the late 1980's Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons

Millers of English's Mill

1951 T & C	English & Sons, Market Street - Auctioneer
1937 Kelly's Directory	ENGLISH R. M. & SON auctioneers & valuers, estate agents, corn, seed & manure merchants, Market street (TN 6); attend markets at Leeds; York; Wakefield; Driffield; Manchester; Market Weighton & Selby
1933 Kelly's Directory	ENGLISH R. M. & SON, auctioneers & valuers, estate agents, corn, seed & manure merchants, Market street (TNG); & at Market Weighton ; attend markets at Leeds; York; Wakefield; Driffield & Manchester
1929 Kelly's Directory	ENGLISH R, M. & SON, auctioneers & valuers, estate agents, corn, seed & manure merchants, Market street (T N 6); & at Market Weighton ; attend markets at Leeds ; York ; Wakefield ; Driffield & Hull
1921 Kelly's Directory	English R. M. & Son, auctioneers & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants, Market street; & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds; York ; Wakefield; Driffield ; Hull; Malton & Selby
1913 Kelly's Directory	English R. M. & Son, auctioneers & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants, Market street; & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds; York; Wakefield; Driffield; Hull; Malton & Selby
1909 Kelly's Directory	English R. M. & Son, auctioneers & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants. Market street; & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds; York ; Wakefield ; Driffield & Hull
1905 Kelly's Directory	English R. M. & Son, auctioners & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants, Market street & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds, York, Wakefield, Driffield & Hull
1897 Kelly's Directory	English Jane (Mrs.), wine & spirit mer. Brass Castle hill English Richard Massey, auctioneer & miller, Percy road
1892 Bulmers Directory	English Rd. Massey, Percy rd
1889 Kellys Directory	English Jane (Mrs.), -wine & spirit mercht. Brass Castle hill English Richard Massey, auctioneer & merchant, Percy road
1879 PO Directory	English Jane (Mrs.), wine & spirit mercht. Brass Castle hill English Richard M. corn, cake & manure mer.Chapmangate
1858 White's Directory	English Richard, Brass Castle Island
1851 White's Directory	English Rd, Brass Castle Island
1851 Census
1844 William's Directory	English, Rt., Swine-market
1841 Census
1840 White's Directory	English, Rt., Swine-market
1834 Pigot's Directory	English Richard, brass-castle hill
1831 White's Directory	English Richard, Swt.
1823 Baine's Directory	English Richard, Market place
1803 York Herald (see above)	George Beal, Brass Castle Island
1802 3rd Nov. - Hull University Archives	DDCV/208/15 - Petition and Commission in Bankruptcy of Joseph Moyser of Sutton upon Derwent and George Beal of Pocklington millers, dealers and chapmen.
Great Britain. Committee for compounding with delinquents, 1. (189396). Yorkshire Royalist composition papers, or the proceedings of the Committee. [London]: The Society. Link	No. 249, Thomas Bishop of Pocklington, Gent. G208, p. 739. REPORT.- His deliquency that he hath adhered to and assisted the forces rasied against the parliament; he petitioned here 8 Feb. 1648; he hath neither taken the Coventant nor Oath. He is siezed in fee tail to him and his heirs the remainder in fee to the Crown, as he saith, in the manor of Pocklington with 2 messuages and cottages and lands belonging with a water mill of the yearly value of £28, of rents out of other lands in Pocklington worth yearly £12. There is come to him after the death of Isabell. Bishop his mother lands in Pocklington with the tolls of the markets and fairs there worth yearly £13 6s 8d. Out of which he craves allowance of £8 19s 7d issueing yearly to the Earls of Northumberland of whom the premises are holden. 15 Feb 1648 - Jo. Readinge. D. Watkins. Fine at sixth £116. 19 Feb 1649.

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