Stainsby Mill, Historic watermill in Ault Hucknall, England
Stainsby Mill is a watermill built from coursed sandstone with a slate roof in the late 1700s. An iron water wheel drives three pairs of grinding stones to process grain.
The mill was built in the late 1700s and ground grain for the surrounding area for many decades. The National Trust took over the site in 1976 and restored it to working condition in the early 1990s.
The mill demonstrates how grain was processed by hand and machine in rural communities. You can see the equipment that local farmers relied on for milling their harvest.
The mill is open from Easter through October so you can watch the machinery at work. Plan to spend time observing how the water wheel and grinding stones operate together.
The water wheel was once connected to turbines that pumped water to nearby Hardwick Hall estate. This connection shows how the mill served a larger purpose beyond grain processing.
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