Hawarden Corn Mill
While on the way back from a few days in Wales ,me and @dansgas1000 decided to give this a look, as we are both partial to a good mill!
Constructed in 1769 by millwright Charles Howard under instruction from landowner and local politician Sir John Glynne Bart, Hawarden Mill is a two storey, stone building with a wooden overshot waterwheel, cast iron drive gears and a tin metal roof.
The mill was at some point later converted to run via steam power, hence the large chimney on site
The mill was subject to a fire at some point in its history, but I was unable to find an exact date.
Hawarden Mill has laid derelict since the mid 1940s, The end wall supporting the drive gears has since partially collapsed, meaning the gears and millstones are all in a pile next to the main building.
A nice easy explore. A large, heavy-duty fence has recently been erected which looks to be almost impenetrable, but the fact that they haven't joined it at one end, means It's pretty much a walk in!
While on the way back from a few days in Wales ,me and @dansgas1000 decided to give this a look, as we are both partial to a good mill!
Constructed in 1769 by millwright Charles Howard under instruction from landowner and local politician Sir John Glynne Bart, Hawarden Mill is a two storey, stone building with a wooden overshot waterwheel, cast iron drive gears and a tin metal roof.
The mill was at some point later converted to run via steam power, hence the large chimney on site
The mill was subject to a fire at some point in its history, but I was unable to find an exact date.
Hawarden Mill has laid derelict since the mid 1940s, The end wall supporting the drive gears has since partially collapsed, meaning the gears and millstones are all in a pile next to the main building.
A nice easy explore. A large, heavy-duty fence has recently been erected which looks to be almost impenetrable, but the fact that they haven't joined it at one end, means It's pretty much a walk in!
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