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New Hall Mill, a Grade 2 listed building, is one of only two water mills still surviving in the Birmingham area. The Mill and its meadow field are privately owned and managed by the New Hall Water Mill Preservation Trust.
Although surrounded by the New Hall Valley Country Park, the Mill is only open to the general public on specific Open Days.
Now restored to a working condition, New Hall Mill is located off Wylde Green Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
The present structure dates from the 18th century, although some parts are much older. In the past the mill had two internal waterwheels but now, after rebuilding, the power required to drive the present two pairs of millstones is derived from a single external overshot waterwheel, with most other items of the various milling machinery being powered by a Ruston Hornby diesel engine.
The Friends of New Hall Mill maintain the Mill in a working condition and operate it during the regular Open Days. Visitors are then able to explore the mill at their own pace to watch the wheat being milled into flour using water power and mill stones in the traditional manner.
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New Hall Mill, a Grade 2 listed building, is one of only two water mills still surviving in the Birmingham area. The Mill and its meadow field are privately owned and managed by the New Hall Water Mill Preservation Trust.
Although surrounded by the New Hall Valley Country Park, the Mill is only open to the general public on specific Open Days.
Now restored to a working condition, New Hall Mill is located off Wylde Green Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
The present structure dates from the 18th century, although some parts are much older. In the past the mill had two internal waterwheels but now, after rebuilding, the power required to drive the present two pairs of millstones is derived from a single external overshot waterwheel, with most other items of the various milling machinery being powered by a Ruston Hornby diesel engine.
The Friends of New Hall Mill maintain the Mill in a working condition and operate it during the regular Open Days. Visitors are then able to explore the mill at their own pace to watch the wheat being milled into flour using water power and mill stones in the traditional manner.