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Upton drainage mill is also known as Upton Tall mill or Upton Black mill - so called because its red-brick tower is tarred black. The mill has a boat-shaped cap which once had a gallery with a petticoat and a fan stage. A date stone set under a window facing the river indicates that the mill was built in 1800. The mill is adjoined by a former millkeeper's house (seen at right) which was used for holiday accommodation in the 1970s, and by 1985 the mill was recorded to have been converted into private accommodation. A modern drainage pump is located nearby.