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Vivers Mill, guest house basks in the summer sunshine. A genuine piece of Yorkshire heritage viewed from the mill race, and a quite retreat from the hustle and bustle of today. (JLS Photograph)
Day 261 Monday January 30 2012 - John Gray built the original mill as a saw mill prior to the Civil War. During the war he made canteens, barrels, and rifle stocks for the Confederacy. The Union army destroyed the building for that reason. After the war a grist mill was built on the same spot. Mill operations continued until 1947. In 1977 the mill was once again destroyed, this time not by Yankees, but by fire. The land was purchased in 1990 an the old mill was rebuilt on the same foundation. Graysville, Georgia.
Flatford Mill was once owned by John Constable’s father, Golding Constable, and later also by his brother, Abram Constable. The water-powered mill ground grain for flour. It is owned today by the National Trust and is leased to the Field Studies Council.
Baden mill on Baden creek, a tributary of the Nith river in Baden, Wilmot township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, at the corner of Mill and Charles street. The mill was originally built as a flax mill in 1867 by the so-called flax and oil king of Canada, James Livingston who once owned most of Baden and also was a Canadian politician. Livingston built the Castle Kilbride in Baden, a humble little "miller's house" :)
Peter Shirk, the owner of the Shirk and Snyder flour mill in Bridgeport bought the Baden mill from Livingston in 1889. Master Feeds owned it from 1952 to 2010 and turned it into a modern facility. Today the mill is owned by Baden Feed and Supply. Baden, by the way, is named after the city of Baden-Baden in Germany. It is also the birthplace of Sir Adam Beck who pioneered hydroelectric power. The photo was taken across the Baden mill pond.
What looks to be an abandoned mill of some sort in Livingston Manor, NY along the old O&W railroad main line.
The red-painted Starr’s Mill, in Fayette County just a mile south of Peachtree City, is one of the most historic, picturesque and famously photographed sites in the state. The Mill sits along what was once a portion of the old McIntosh Trail, a famous Indian trail that ran from the Ocmulgee River on the eastern border of Butts County in Georgia onward to Alabama and beyond.
Starr’s Mill has been featured in numerous magazines as well as the movie "Sweet Home Alabama” starring Reese Witherspoon. It also is the site of one of Fayette County’s most bizarre and unsolved murders mysteries. On November 1, 1966, George Lynch, who was the mill caretaker for many years, was found unconscious at the mill. He died the next day. An autopsy determined he had suffered a blow to the head. Oddly enough, nine years earlier in 1957 on the very same day, Lynch’s wife, Fannie Lou Lynch, had died at Starr’s Mill when a car hit her as she walked across the bridge.
You can visit Starr’s Mill any day of the year. There are picnic tables and lights. Fishing is permitted in the mill pond with a Georgia license.
Below is an essay about Starr’s Mill from The Flint River: A Recreational Guidebook to the Flint River and Environs by Fred Brown and Sherri Smith Brown.
At one time numerous gristmills for grinding grain operated along the Flint River and its tributaries above the Fall Line. These were some of the region’s earliest industry. Starr’s Mill, located on Whitewater Creek in Fayette County, is one of the few gristmills that remain standing in the area.
In all, 16 property owners and three mills have been part of the Starr’s Mill history. Hananiah Gillcoat, the property’s second owner, constructed the first mill sometime between 1822 and 1827, just after the region was opened to settlement in 1821. Records indicate that the second millhouse to stand on the site burned to the ground around 1900, supposedly by arson. In 1907 the property’s 13th owner, William T. Glower, built the present wooden millhouse, on the same foundation, and the concrete dam.
Over the years, the mill, as well as the community that grew up around it, became known as Starr’s Mill, after 10th owner Hilliard M. Starr, who acquired the property in 1866. An 1870 census lists H. M. Starr Mill as having a maximum capacity of 100 bushels per day, $5,000 capital, two water wheels and 30 horsepower.
A cotton gin that served the community once stood at the opposite end of the dam. It was capable of ginning one bale of cotton per hour. Gates on each end of the dam opened and closed to regulate the necessary flow of water needed to drive the gin’s machinery, as well as the mill. The gin operated until the mid-1940s and was blown down by a wind storm in 1955. In 1959 Starr’s Mill ceased production and the remains of the old cotton gin were town down.
Like other mill ponds, the mill pond at Starr’s Mill was the center of community activities. Fishing, swimming, camping and family reunions took place around the pond. The April 15, 1904, Fayetteville News reported that Col. A. O. Blalock caught the biggest fish of the season, a 17 pound carp, at Starr’s pond, “a fine pull as the water was ten feet deep where he caught it.”
In 1991, Fayette County purchased the mill for use as a water system reservoir. You aren’t allowed to swim there anymore, but on a June day, fishermen trying their hand can still be seen fishing among the lily-padded tail waters of the Starr’s Mill dam.
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Demolition of Grove Mills, off Halifax Road, Keighley, by Skipton Properties, 25th February 2010. Kennedy House flats in background.
Skipton Properties, who originally pledged to regenerate the historic mills, went on to win an industry award for “Best development over 20 units” for work on the site for excellent design, customer service and quality of construction. The award was presented in March 2010 by the Local Authority Building Control New Home Warranty, which provides ten-year structural warranties for newly built homes. Keighley Area Planning Panel chairman Councillor Chris Greaves said the demolition was a “tragedy”, stressing he had expected the property to be converted into flats.
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New Hamburg mill on the Nith river in New Hamburg, Wilmot township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. New Hamburg owes its heritage to this now unassuming looking mill. It was William Scott who acquired the property and water rights from Abraham Shade in 1845. Scott built a new mill on the property and a mill race nearly a third of a mile long to power it. The mill prospered when the Grand Truck Railway was built through New Hamburg in 1856. Scott sold his holdings to Parker and Wilson in 1864. The mill passed through a succession of owners until a boiler explosion severely damaged the building in 1889. Fred Merner rebuilt the mill and sold it to his brother Christian. It passed through a number of owners again until, you guessed it, the frame mill finally succumbed to a spectacular mill fire in 1902. The Stuart brothers from Mitchell, Ontario rebuilt the mill in 1904. The three story brick building is still standing here today. New Hamburg Flour Mills bought the mill from the Stuart brothers in 1922. The water turbines and water wheels were still used into the 1940s and 1950s to back up the mill during hydro shortages. Water power stopped being used when the flour production stopped. Today the mill race has been filled in but the old turbine equipment still lingers in the basement. B-W Feed & Seed Limited is the current owner of the mill. The mill is part of the Heritage Conservation district in New Hamburg. Though the mill race is gone you can still see the dam and mill pond downtown. You can also visit the commemorative Heritage Water Wheel that has been built near the dam. It is the largest operating water wheel in North America and was built as a symbol of the New Hamburg water mill heritage.
I produced a great looking board yesterday on my little CNC mill. The
solution was to add $4 worth of fender washers so that I could remove
any vibration from the mill table. I'm using the same bits and
configuration files between the these two circuit boards. The only
thing that changed was the fender washers.
Strobist Info: Metz 54 shoot thru umbrella camera right, Canon 580 EX II behind model, Radio Poppers PX & JrX triggers
This is the completed Hemisphere at Edgbaston Mill. Residents are currently living here.
It looks like a nice place to live. Will be a better place when the other building sites are completed.
This is the new apartments development in Edgbaston called Edgbaston Mill. It is on the Edgbaston Road, near Cannon Hill Park.
It is on land belonging to the Calthorpe Estate. In one of Europes largest Urban Conservation areas.
It is also quite near the MAC - the Midlands Art Centre (which is now completed).
It is close to the Pershore Road and Bristol Road.
The Calthorpe Estates is a family owned business since 1717. There primary focus is the 610 hectacre Calthorpe Estates in Birmingham.
It is only one mile west of the City Centre.
It was built by RedRow. The apartment block is called Hemisphere.
The snow had mostly melted leaving ice behind. Was lucky that I didn't slip over. If I did loose my balance I avoiding falling over. Was above freezing and was sunny.
It's hard to see at web size, but there is a snake on the opposite side too. I haven't ID'd it yet. I wasn't looking for wildlife this day, just enjoying the rocks and cascades...
Near Holtwood, PA.
Illustration from an atlas showing woolen mills, paper mills, and flouring mills along west side of Iowa River in Coralville, Iowa. 1870.
Source: State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City
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The mills closed and left a long time ago.
I've spent many days enjoying the water here, either fishing from the banks or swimming in the cool clear water.
Morningstar grist mill on Twelve Mile Creek at the top of Decew Falls, St. Catherines, Niagara Region, Ontario. Robert Chappell originally built this mill in 1872. Wilson Morningstar bought the mill from the city of St. Catherines in 1883. He operated the mill until his death in 1933. The city bought the mill again in 1989. The volunteer group, Friends of Morningstar Mill restored the mill. Today the mill is still a fully operational water driven mill and is open to tourists during the summer. The turbine is housed in the red shed attached at the back. The Decew Falls are behind the mill in this photo.
General Mills Kids Breakfast Cereal, 2/2015, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube
Denford Mill over the River Kennet at Hungerford, Berks. I used my iPhone here because I was giving someone my undivided attention rather than lugging around my Z9!
www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/index.php/8-places/311-...
Catalog #: Iraq_00990
Collection: Edwin Newman Collection
Album #: AL38
Page #: 4
Picture on Page: 2
Description : Mill stream
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Sierra Pacific announces closure of Susanville Mill
By Shayla Ashmore
News Editor
Sierra Pacific Industries announced the permanent closure of its Susanville sawmill last week due to a serious log shortage. Sierra Pacific spokesman Ed Bond said all employees would get 60-days notice before the mill is closed and dismantled sometime during the first three months of 2004. Employees will receive the notice once an exact closure date is set.
Bond said current employees will be asked if they would like to transfer to another Sierra Pacific facility, and if so where.
"And we will attempt to accommodate those transfers," he said on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
Bond said George Emmerson, SPI's vice president of sales and operations, came to Susanville personally to announce the closure to mill crews.
"This is one of the most difficult things the company has had to do," Bond said of the meeting with employees.
"Someone might consider this as a terrible time - before the holidays - to be telling people this," Bond said. "Well, there's no good time to tell people this and we felt that if this is going to happen, we'd already made the decision that they should know so they can plan accordingly. It wouldn't be right if someone went out and a bought a new car or signed up for a new home or something with the prospect of not having a job there."
SPI officials only made the decision to close the mill on Thursday, Dec. 11 and employees were notified as soon as possible, he said.
"We wanted to minimize the heartache of speculation and uncertainty for the families and move forward," an SPI press release issued late on Monday, Dec. 15 quoted Bond.
Company officials cited the loss of Forest Service timber, unfair competition from states with fewer environmental regulations and foreign imports as the reasons behind the difficult decision. In the press release, SPI pointed out timber sales from the Lassen National Forest fell from 108 million board feet in 1990 to 17.9 million in 2002.
"That mill has been designed to cut higher grade logs," Bond said. "And even with the Healthy Forest initiative and the Quincy Library Group programs, why, the types of logs that would be coming off of those from the Forest Service would not be the higher grade logs that would be necessary for that mill."
Found this photo being used here:
I used the bolt pattern template to hold the bolts in place while I jockey'd the head into position, then tore it out with some needle nose pliers just before the head was fully home.
This old mill appears to have just grown out of the rock along the gorge beneath the waterfall of the Vermillion River in Hastings, Minnesota.
I'll be glueing most of of the parts together, per the plans, but will likely back them up with some screws. Here, I'm installing the braces on the bedway.
Urbex Session : Paper Mill (DE) , 01.10.2012
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