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6-561: The Old Corn Mill is a historic building in Bradley, North Yorkshire , a village in England. A watermill was first recorded in Bradley in 1314, although it is unknown whether this was on the site of the current mill. The current building is 18th century, and is depicted on a map of 1791. It was heightened, probably in the 19th century. The mill operated until about 1900, after which the ground floor

12-445: The A629 and 2 miles (3 km) from the nearby town of Skipton. Bradley is divided into two parts, the hamlet of High Bradley and the village of Low Bradley, known collectively as Bradleys Both although traditionally the village used to be named Bradley Ambo . The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the village. The Bradley section of the canal was completed in 1775. Upon entering

18-490: The southeast. The openings include doorways, windows, one of which has three lights and mullions , cart entries and vents. 53°56′04″N 1°59′42″W  /  53.934573°N 1.994953°W  / 53.934573; -1.994953 Bradley, North Yorkshire Bradley is a village in North Yorkshire , England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley , approximately 1 ⁄ 2 mile (800 m) from

24-524: The village there is a swing bridge crossing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal . A coal business was eventually established on the left of the swing bridge, complete with a wharf and weighbridge, while a coal stay and canal wharf occupied a large area to the right. Coal barges pulled by boat were a regular sight. Bradley Mill constructed in the 1860s was renovated into 28 homes in 2005, developed by Novo Homes. The primary school, Bradleys Both Community Primary School,

30-455: Was built in 1914. The name derives from the fact that the village is divided into two parts – Low Bradley and High Bradley. On 22 April 2007, a Polish war memorial was unveiled by the canal, in memory of seven Polish airmen who died when their plane crashed near Skipton in 1943. In the past, quarrying supplied slate and stone for building materials but most of the villagers were engaged in hand looming and wool combing in their own homes. In

36-412: Was converted into a cattle shed. By the 1930s the mill's two ponds had been filled in. The building was Grade II listed in 1966, and in 2010, it was converted for residential use. The two-storey building is constructed of millstone grit , with quoins , and roofs of stone slabs. The main block has five bays , with a two-bay extension to the northeast, an enclosed wheelhouse, and a later extension to

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