One of Deloraine’s most recognisable landmarks on market

An important part of Tasmania’s industrial history is on the market again – fifty years after it was in danger of being demolished. See the renovations >>

Bowerbank Mill, Heritage Accommodation & Art Gallery, rooms, grounds and owners as the property comes up for sale.

THE owner of a historic converted flour mill, now on the market, says Tasmania’s industrial buildings are as important to preserve as its grand colonial houses.

Bowerbank Mill, a fomer steam-driven mill, sits under the Great Western Tiers and is a dominate part of Deloraine’s landscape with its imposing six-storey chimney.

The 165-year-old mill is being sold by Knight Frank is expected to fetch over $1 million.

It has been owned by Anne Batalibasi and J.D. Hirst for the past 15 years and has been operated as a successful heritage accommodation business complete with antiques and established gardens.

Ms Batalibasi says she had been fascinated by the mill since she was a little girl, first noticing it as she went past in a farm truck.

“I asked why nobody loved the building,” she said. “It was certainly love at first sight for me.

“These buildings really are Tasmania’s “Grand Designs” and as important as the State’s grand colonial houses.”

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Set on half an acre of land, the mill, built in 1855, provided flour not only to the Tasmanian colony but also to mainland Australia.

It closed in 1935 and fell into disrepair before being purchased by artist Garry Greenwood who restored the building and established an art and craft gallery and studio.

It is now National-Trust listed.

“Mr Greenwood saved it from demolition and gave it a new life and it is time for me to move on as well,” Ms Batalibasi said.

“It has been a passion and a good business. I’m sure it will move into good hands.”