York Historic Environment Record

Victoria County History, 1961, Victoria County History: A History of the County of York - The City of York, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/city-of-york/pp506-510 (Monograph). SYO1655.

Several windmills have stood on The Mount, outside Micklegate Bar. At least one was in existence by the 13th century (fn. 33) and Mount Mills survived in 1852. (fn. 34) At different times, various mills have been described as standing outside Micklegate Bar: for example, the corporation decided in 1620 to rebuild a windmill in York Field; (fn. 35) the Street Windmill was offered for sale in 1753; (fn. 36) a recently erected steam mill, and a smock mill known as Scarcroft Mill, were mentioned in 1840; (fn. 37) a post windmill stood in York Field in 1831; (fn. 38) a smock mill was lately built in 1783; (fn. 39) and a windmill was offered for sale in 1825. (fn. 40) No trace now remains of the mills in The Mount area