Another place that had free entry over the Heritage Day weekend was Winchester City Mill. It's located on a site that has been used for milling flour since Saxon times. The current building dates from 1743 and remained in use as a mill until the early 20th century. For a while the building was a Youth Hostel, but in 2004 the National Trust took over the building and resumed grinding flour again which is available for sale.
Did you go round the mill? If you go below, you can see huge salmon and trout swimming against the race.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I like this building.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes buy the flour from the mill shop, it makes lovely 'sour dough' bread. Yum!
ReplyDeleteIts great that is is restored to its former use. There is a corn mill not too far from here where I have dropped by for coffee and some flour.
ReplyDeletePaul at Leeds in Yorkshire photography
So it has come full circle? That is good news!
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