18th century watermill near Malton in North Yorkshire, designed by John Carr of York as a garden folly in the Gothic style. Restored as an education centre in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, generating renewable energy.

A FLOUR MILL FOR
HOWSHAM ESTATE

Howsham Mill is built on the site
of an earlier mill. It mills flour for
the Howsham Estate for almost
200 years
1755

AN END FOR THE
WORKING MILL

The last miller leaves in 1947, the
land is sold and the building falls
into disrepair. The roof destroyed by fire and the building is
surrounded by dense woodland
1947-2003

WORK BEGINS TO SAVE
THE MILL

The Renewable Heritage Trust is
formed to save the building, they
begin a decade of work to rescue
and restore the building and its
waterwheel
2003-2006

HOWSHAM MILL GAINS AN
AUDIENCE

In 2006 The Howsham Mill
features on the TV show
'Restoration Village' and six years later the rebuild finally begins
2006-2013

RESTORED TO ITS FORMER
GLORY

The mill is an events space,
environmental education centre
and generating hydro-electricity