Archaeology Notes

Event ID 765126

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO14NE 104 17689 46204

(Location cited as NO 177 463). Oakbank Mill, rebuilt 1872. A 3-storey and basement 5-bay rubble building with a 2-bay extension. At basement level is a ruined wheel house with a breast wheel about 10 ft (3.05m) wide by 18 ft (5.49m) diameter, with rim gearing. The main drive shaft, which is vertical, runs up the face of the building. Now used as a store.

J R Hume 1977.