Yarmouth Mill
This is (or was) a tide mill. Once upon a time the incoming or outgoing tide was used to turn the machinery. A large pond could store high tide water for use as the tide fell.
It is a listed building so we’ll let the listing citation tell us about it.
Former tide mill and miller’s house, now house. Mid C18 altered in C19. Mainly red brick in English bond with some grey headers and bands of grey headers between 1st and 2nd floors and above 2nd floor.
Slate roof with end brick chimneystacks. 3 storeys and attics. 6 windows. All windows to front have cambered heads. 1st floor has 2 sashes, otherwise mainly casements. 2 simple doorcases (the left hand side was formerly the mill, the right hand side the house). 2 S-shaped iron ties and deep plinth. North front has 5 S-shaped iron ties and 16-pane sash. South front has 5 S-shaped iron tiles. 3 C19 sashes with verticals only and horns and 3 C20 sashes.
Ground floor is of coursed stone rubble. 1 storey C18 addition to right of red brick with tiled roof hipped to one side. C20 window and 1 S-shaped iron tie. Rear elevation has irregular fenestration with mainly C19 casements in C18 surrounds.
Now I like these rather industrial buildings although some might think it out of place in rural West Wight. But of course, this was and is a working and living community. Moving water was an ideal power source for milling.