Memories of Juniper Green
Inglis Grain Mill remembered...
Woodhall Grain Mill has been variously known as Curriemuirend Mill or Denholm's Mill over the years and is the site of a mill in the early years of the eighteenth century. It was first mentioned in Sir John Foulis' account books in 1704 as Denholm's Mill.
The Inglis family bought Curriemuirend Grain Mill in 1909 and operations closed at Inglis Mill in 2001. The buildings were demolished and any remnants of the old walls were photographed and documented before doing so. Alex Inglis' business is still operating at Ormiston under different ownership. The new Applecross development at Woodhall Mill now stands on the site of the old mill.
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The site of Woodhall Grain Mill where the Applecross housing estate stands in 2007
During the Inglis' ownership they dried and stored grain which included oats cleaned and dressed to supply Quaker Oats at Whitehaven. They also cleaned, dressed and clipped oats for delivery to Newmarket for racehorses. The mill also made animal feed, dressed, treated and bagged barley for re-sowing.