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Standeford Mill, near Brewood

The first mention of a mill at Standeford on the Saredon Brook dates from 1760. In 1834 it was ccupied by William Shenstone. Ownership later passed to the Yeomans family who sold it in 1930 to the Moncktons ...

Stone from Stafford Road,

Stone from the Stafford Road: engraving

'Stone from the Stafford Road.' Showing a church with a tower in the middle distance. There is a windmill with sails on the right, a horse and cart on the left in the foreground, and hills in the background.'Drawn ...

Storm damage, Walk Mill, Eccleshall

The mill was seriously damaged by a tree which fell during a storm in January 1976. Walk Mill dates from the late eighteenth century and was used for grinding corn. There was an earlier mill on this ...

Stramshall Mill, Stramshall

A view of Stramshall Mill, a water mill on the River Tean. Grade II listed, built in 1771 and originally a corn mill, it was briefly used to drive cotton spinning machinery before reverting back to grinding ...

Stretton Farm House and Watermill, near Penkridge

A postcard view of Stretton Farm House with a glimpse of the Watermill on the right. There is a note on the reverse of this postcard which mentions “the stretch of water in the picture is part of the ...

Stretton Mill

Stretton Mill has been the site of a watermill since at least the mid 18th century.

Tamworth Castle and Mill

This photograph shows the mill at Tamworth on the right hand side, with the castle in the background on the left. The mill was demolished in 1920.

Tamworth Castle: engraving

'Tamworth.' South view showing the castle from across the river. The church tower is visible behind, there is a large mill on the right, and a bridge on the left.Taken from 'The Itinerant.' 'Engraved ...

The chain hoist, Burndhurst Mill, Lower Loxley

Image courtesy of the Brough family. Burndhurst Mill was built in the 18th century and is Grade II listed.

The Heath Windmill, Uttoxeter

Built in the mid 19th century, the mill finished business in the early 1900s. The windmill was demolished in two stages. In about 1905 the cap and sails were removed as well as the top three stories ...

The Mill and Canal Wharf, Great Haywood,

View of the mill and canal wharf from the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal; the bridge marks junction of the canal with the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal. Far left is the corn mill, powered ...

The Mill House, Pattingham

Pattingham Windmill, on Nurton Hill, was built by 1811. It had ceased working by the 1880s and had been converted as part of Mill House in 1917.

The Mill Stream, Clifton Campville

Clifton Mill is sited on the River Mease, on Lullington Road to the north of the village. The existing building is 18th century, but there has been a mill on this site possibly back to Domesday Book ...

The Mill, Madeley

Madeley Mill stands on the dam at the northern end of the Pool, which was formed to provide power for the water wheels. Formerly a corn mill, it became a cheese factory in the 1930s. This closed in ...

The Mill, Penkridge

There has been a mill on this site, east of Bull Bridge on the River Penk, by 1754. Built on in the late 18th century, the present building mill operated as a water-powered iron rolling mill between ...

The Mill, Penkridge

There has been a mill on this site, east of Bull Bridge on the River Penk, by 1754. Built on in the late 18th century, the present building mill operated as a water-powered iron rolling mill between ...

The Mill, Stone

There was a mill on this site since mediaeval times belonging to Stone Priory. The current mill in Stone was built in 1795 for Robert Bill as a water-powered corn mill. Richard Smith, the inventor of ...