15 September 2011

City Mill



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.
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5 comments:

  1. janerowenaSeptember 15, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Did you go round the mill? If you go below, you can see huge salmon and trout swimming against the race.

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  2. Regina KSeptember 15, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Interesting. I like this building.

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  3. Wendy AschamSeptember 17, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    I sometimes buy the flour from the mill shop, it makes lovely 'sour dough' bread. Yum!

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  4. Leeds daily photoSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Its 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.
    Paul at Leeds in Yorkshire photography

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  5. DinaSeptember 20, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    So it has come full circle? That is good news!

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