Walk Mill Pool, near Eccleshall

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Date:1905 - 1915 (c.)

Description:A view of the mill pool created on the River Sow to drive Walk Mill. Walk Mill dates from the late eighteenth century and was used for grinding corn. There was an earlier mill on this site which was used for fulling or 'walking' cloth, hence the name.

The mill was restored in the 1970s and the three-storey wheelhouse retains much of its machinery, including a waterwheel and two grinding pans. The mill once used four pairs of grinding stones, but only two remain.

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Image courtesy of: Mr Pat Trevor

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Source: Mr Pat Trevor

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