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The Stillwater Mill Fire - May 17, 1984
The Stillwater Mill was located in the Village of Stillwater in the Town of Smithfield. For an historical account of the fire, see the book, "Remembering Smithfield, Sketches of Apple Valley" by Jim Ignasher, The History Press, 2009.
Smithfield, RI. Rhode Island
Gibson Mill, a National Trust property at Hardcastle Crags near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Set in the middle of beautiful woodland with lots of great walks.
Big Mill, Mill Street, Leek, Staffordshire, c1860.
By William Sugden (1821-1892).
For Lovatt & Gould, silk manufacturers.
Grade ll listed.
The mill is an important example of large-scale building for the silk industry, and represents one of the earliest mill buildings on this scale in Leek. It is also a good example of the mill-style developed by William Sugden, the leading mill architect at work in Leek at this time.
Built in 1863, Tingler's Mill was known for it's overshot wheel, a rarity in the area at the time since most mills were built much closer to their water source.
A small stream feeds the mill pond, which is way above Potts Creek that flows past about twenty feet below the mill.
These pipes carry the water from the mill pond to the wheel.
The Old Mill, Ynysybwl (now a private house). Was a working water mill until about 1935, with the wheel and dam to the left of the picture. Much rebuilt, this is said to be the site of a medieval water mill owned by Mynachdy Grange nearby.
Graue Mill was a major center of economic life during the 19th century and was also used by Fred Graue to hide runaway slaves on their journey to freedom in Canada. President Abraham Lincoln reportedly visited Graue Mill during a trip from Chicago to Springfield. Three generations of the Graue family operated the mill for 60 years until modern milling methods rendered the old mill obsolete and the building was abandoned.
Graue Mill and Museum, an operating waterwheel grist mill and homestead, is dedicated to maintaining a bridge between past and present generations in the belief that understanding our history is vital to our future. The Museum provides programs -- for school children and others -- that include milling, spinning and weaving and living history presentations, as well as artifacts which illustrate the way of life of area residents between 1850 and 1890 and the impact mills such as Graue Mill had on our culture.
Photograph taken by Michael Kappel