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Brindley Mill, Leek

The mill was built in 1752, almost certainly by James Brindley, the great canal builder, who is known to have set up his workshop in Mill Street ten years earlier. The left hand side of the building was ...

Brindley Mill, Leek

A view of the water mill on the River Churnet in Mill Street, prior to its restoration in the 1970s. The mill was built in 1752, almost certainly by James Brindley, the great canal builder, who is known ...

Broad Eye Windmill and River Sow, Stafford,

Photograph taken from South Street. Broad Eye corn mill was built in 1796 using stones taken from the Old Town Hall (now replaced by the Shire Hall). The miller lived in a house next door. In ...

Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford

The mill dates from the later 18th century and was constructed using stone taken from Stafford's original Shire Hall. At the time the photograph was taken, the building had been recently used as a local ...

Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford

Watercolour painting by Reginald Haggar (1905-1988) showing Broad Eye Windmill and adjoining houses. Broad Eye corn mill was built in 1796 using stones taken from the Old Town Hall (now replaced by ...

Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford

View of Broad Eye Windmill showing the restored mill building (although still minus replacement sails). The mill dates from the later 18th century and was constructed using stone taken from Stafford's ...

Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford

This view looks towards the Doxey Road from Broad Eye in Stafford and shows the Broad Eye corn mill which was built in 1796 using stones taken from the Old Town Hall (now replaced by the Shire Hall). ...

Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford,

Brandon Brothers' greengrocers shop in the Broad Eye windmill. Broad Eye corn mill was built in 1796 using stones taken from the Old Town Hall (now replaced by the Shire Hall). The miller lived in ...

Bromley Mill, Gerards Bromley, near Eccleshall

Bromley Mill and Farm dates mostly from the late 18th or early 19th century and included a water mill powered by a large 10 acre pool fed by the Bromley Brook. The farm and mill has been tenanted from ...

Brookfield Mill Workers, Stafford,

Mill workers from Brookfield's corn mill, possibly at a trade or agricultural show. Brookfield's produced animal feed. The mill was situated in Tenterbanks, Stafford, and was demolished in 1957.

Burndhurst Mill, Lower Loxley

An early photograph of Burndhurst Mill, on the A518 Stafford Road near Lower Loxley, Uttoxeter. Joseph and Harriet Fisher tenanted this mill from 1883 to 1908, after which his son Allan Charles took ...

Burndhurst Mill, Lower Loxley

Burndhurst Mill from the West side showing the weir below the sluice on the River Blythe. Burndhurst Mill was built in the 18th century and is Grade II listed.

Burndhurst Mill, Lower Loxley

Burndhurst Mill was built in the 18th century and is Grade II listed. It was bought by the Brough family in 1979.

Burndhurst Mill, Lower Loxley

The mill and the surrounding fields were regularly subject to flooding. Due to severe flooding in 1947 water reached three feet deep in the house. Burndhurst Mill was built in the 18th century and ...

Burndhurst Mill, near Lower Loxley, Uttoxeter

This view of Burndhurst Mill, was taken from the A518 road bridge over the River Blithe, and shows the water wheel and the weir. Photograph taken by Jim Foley.

Burndhurst Mill, near Lower Loxley, Uttoxeter

Roland Bebbington on the bridge over the River Blithe by Burndhurst Mill sometime in the 1970s. Mr.Bebbington was a tenant at the mill from 1939 during the ownership of Mr. Riley, the owner of the shoe-making ...

Burton-upon-Trent - Trent river: sepia drawing

Showing the river below Burton bridge, (which appears in the distance.) Also showing a mill on the left and behind it the tower of the church. Artist: H. C. Allport.

Butterhill House, Coppenhall,

Butterhill House was the home of the Marson family. On the left is Butterhill windmill, dating from c.1800. The mill ceased work in the 1870s, but the sails were not removed until 1912.