Marske Mill House was part of the collection of buildings gathered round Marske Mill, which sheltered beside Saltburn railway viaduct. The house on the left of this image was not the original miller’s house; being built for the erection of the railway viaductg. Alas the mill is no more, it was a long way from Marske; that village having no water sources suitable to power a water mill. Saltburn Mill house can still be seen further down the same valley, nestled beside Cat Nab and below the road to Brotton. We believe the image dates from the 1930’s as it appears to be operating more as a farm (judging by the haystacks, etc.), although we welcome any updates upon this. Geoffrey Wilson comments: “This photograph of Marske mill; never heard it called mill house. I lived down there as a young boy. My grandfather farmed it until his death. I know a little about the Mill near Catnab, l believe it was in Smith’s Wood.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection, thanks to Geoffrey Wilson for the update.
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