The Old Flour Mill. by jayfar
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Description
The Mill - info taken from the web. Picture taken yesterday.
History
Sturminster Newton Mill is one of a series of ancient flour mills built on the River Stour. It is in a picturesque setting on the south bank approximately 300 yards upstream of a fine mediaeval six-arched bridge. Although it is thought that there may have been a mill on this site in Saxon times, the first record is contained in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions four mills in the Sturminster area. The present L-shaped building consists of south and north wings. The south wing, which sits firmly on the river bank, was last re-built c.1650 on a centuries old site. The north wing, which juts out into the river, was originally a completely separate fulling mill built in 1611. It was demolished in the late 18th century and re-built in brick on its original stone base to join with and extend the grain mill. Until the turn of the 20th century Sturminster Newton mill was powered by a pair of undershot water wheels working side by side which drove four sets of stones. The last pair of water wheels, fitted by William Munden of Ringwood in 1849, were capable of a combined output of 12 horse power. In 1904 the mill was upgraded and the two water wheels were replaced with a single water turbine.
Comments (28)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
giulband
Beautiful place and photo, thanks for the explanation too !!!
EJD64
Nice shot and history lesson Jeff.
bakapo
very nice... it looks like a peaceful place.
SunriseGirl
What a gorgeous shot of this beautiful historical building and the nature surrounding it.
Cyve
Fantastic place my friend and fantastic Mill also...Wonderful picture once again !!!
durleybeachbum
A very familiar place for me, and this is a superb photo.
MagikUnicorn
Neat shot love it chief :)
prutzworks
beautiful historic buildin nicely captured
moochagoo
A peaceful place to have a little rest.
jeroni
Great scene.Excellent work with lots of detail
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Remeber as a child we used to have jigsaw puzzles like this, well done Jeffers.
wysiwig
Water Turbine just doesn't have the same nostalgic feel to it as Water Wheel. An outstanding image. The composition is superb. The problem I have is with the history. It can best be summed up by a story I read years ago. We Americans pride ourselves on our lawn care. An American tourist, visiting Oxford, marveled at the beautiful grass he saw. He asked a grounds keeper how he had managed to create such a lush ground cover. "Well", says the ground keeper, "you seed it and fertilize it and water it and carefully cut it. And you do that for about a thousand years." So, while we might brag about our impressive colonial mill, circa 1750, the Englishman can respond, "Ah, yes, we were just finishing rebuilding ours for the forth time back then.
Richardphotos
is that a real person on the far left upstairs? almost seem like the face in the old home I posted the other day. I like mills as there were none where I was raised
flavia49
very nice
danapommet
A majestic view with the mill, lily pads and whitewater flowing down the spillway!
MrsRatbag
A beautiful capture of this piece of history; well done!
Faemike55
it looks like we have a ghost on the second floor of the South wing Great capture and cool narrative
pimanjc
Very scenic. Congratulations on your "Another Look."
dochtersions
A most fantastic building, as the whole landscape is so beautiful, Jeff. Thank you for sharing, my friend.
photosynthesis
This image makes me feel like I've been transported back to a simpler, more peaceful time. Fine shot...
CavalierLady
A very picturesque spot and a lovely photo. The two people in the center look like tourists but the figure in the window top left looks like a ghostly presence from the past.
Katraz
Looks an interesting place and one for the bucket list as its only about an hour and a quarter from me.
0rest4wicked
A calming country scene indeed and thanks for the history, I eat that stuff up! ;)
debbielove
With this kind of History at producing power on site kind of makes you wonder why we still dig holes in the ground when mills or rather buildings with wheels set in them on rivers would power things.. History in on place, lovely shot mate.. Rob
sossy
very idyllic landscape with all the wonderful trees and plants around! almost like out of older times! so quiet and beautiful! ;o)
junge1
Nice scene!
jgeorge
Wonderful bilding in a wonderful landscape. Very well composed. Really a fashinating picture.