Burton Flour Mills is a Grade II listed[1] building now used for residential purposes and a hydro-electric power plant on the River Trent in Winshill, Staffordshire.
| Burton Flour Mills | |
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 Burton Flour Mills in 2011 | |
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| Location | Winshill, Staffordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°48′47.5″N 1°36′44″W / 52.813194°N 1.61222°W |
| Commission date | 1997 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Turbine technology | Hydroelectric |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 160 kw/h |
Burton Mill
editThe mill dates from the early 19th century and incorporates a malthouse. It includes the late medieval masonry remains of the corn mill operated by Burton Abbey. A stone tablet can be seen with the date of rebuilding stated as 1745.
In 1730 Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge leased the Winsill Mills to the Hayne family for a rent of £120 (equivalent to £23,200 in 2023)[2] per annum. In 1780 the Hayne Family sub-let the Fulling Mill to Robert Peel. Later the lease was taken over by Henry Evans and then Joseph Wilson "The Miller", who ran the Corn Mill until it was sold in 1887 to Thomas Greensmith,[3] who built a steam-powered mill in 1889 and installed turbines in 1906. A mill building powered solely by electricity was added in 1937.
The business was sold in 1989 to Keith Baxter.[4] Milling ceased in May 1992. One of the directors, Frederick Baxter, was taken to court over the illegal removal of machinery from a listed building. He was fined £3,000 and the company £6,000.[5]
The building was saved from demolition and converted for residential use with 7 homes and 16 apartments use by BiDesign Architecture.[6]
Hydro electric power plant
editThe power plant was installed by Derwent Hydro in 1997[7]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Burton Mill (1214122)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Burton Mill, Newton Road". Burton Chronicle. England. 8 September 1887. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New lease of life for mill". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 13 February 1990. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Director fined over mill machinery". Burton Daily Mail. England. 6 December 1993. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Burton Flour Mill, Winshill". BiDesign Architecture. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Our Sites". Derwent Hydro. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
