Alresford Fulling Mill
The Alresford Fulling Mill dates from the 13th Century and is sited over the River Arle. It was used to tighten and shrink cloth with hammers. The timber framed building is now a private house.
The Mill can be seen by walking the picturesque Alresford Millenium Trail, in Hampshire UK. Further details can be obtained by visiting the link below:
http://www.alresford.org/millen.php
Hockley Water Mill
Hockley Mill Twford River Itchen Map Reference: 185-SU-480 256
Mill Ref: HAM.WT.IT.23 (174) Grade II listed
Source: Hampshire Mills Group
We visited the Mill on the Heritage Open Weekend 13th September 2009 to see it for the first time in its delightful surrounds on the River Itchen. The Mill was established in the late 1700’s and is a rare example of a farm building designed to house a water driven threshing machine. A three storey brick water mill with tiled roof built in 1803 and adjoining barn (now converted into houses). The mill still contains a working iron Poncelet style waterwheel which drives an unusual horizontal timber mainshaft designed to primarily drive barn machinery. Two pairs of Millstone Grit stones remain and the mostly wooden machinery for their operation is intact although not used.
Hockley Mill is off the B3335 at its junction with Church Lane Twyford, 1km south of the B3335 M3 junction, and 1km north of Twyford.
Open on National Mills Weekend and National Heritage Weekend and by request. Contact John Silman on 02380 254117
Bere Mill, Whitchurch, Hampshire, UK
Opened as part of the National Gardens Scheme, May Bank Holiday 2009, visitors were treated to walk around the wonderful gardens of Bere Mill on the world-famous River Test. The crystal clear water, famous for its trout fishing, proved a magnificent setting for the gardens, which include a Mediterranean theme, bog plants and a lake with a Japanese tea room.
Bere Mill dates back to Anglo Saxon times, who were the first to use the water power of the River Test. The present Mill was built in 1792m and the first tenant was Henri Portal, a Huguenot who brought paper making skills with watermarks. In 1718 he gained the contract to manufacture paper for the Bank of England for bank notes, which the Portal family still possess.
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Longbridge Mill, Sherfield on Loddon
The earliest references to a mill on this site date back to 1274. By 1316 there was a mention of a watermill at Sherfield on Loddon.Two watermills and a fulling mill, with a fourth mill passed to the Manor in 1601.
In 1819 there is a record indicating Longbridge Mill was to let. It comprised a Capital corn mill with 2 water wheels, four pairs of stones and machinery capable of grinding 30-40 loads of wheat a week. A similar notice in 1840 saying there were four pairs of stones and the machinery was nearly new.By 1946 it was grinding animal feedstuffs only and by 1950 the water wheel was no longer in use.Milling finally ceased (until the restoration) in 1977 and in 1991 the Mill was burnt down.
It has since been redeveloped, and part of the planning consent was that the Mill should be regularly worked. The wholemeal flour is for sale in the adjacent Brewers Fayre Restaurant.
Longbridge Mill,
Sherfield on Loddon,
Hook,
Hampshire, RG27 0DL
Off the A33 between Basingstoke and Reading, 8km (5 miles) north of Basingstoke.
tel 01256 883483
O.S. 186 ref. 683 584
Open 11am to 11pm (static
exhibition), free
2009 Milling 12 noon to 4 pm on Saturdays Aug 22, Sept 26, Oct 24, Nov 21, Dec
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Visit http://www.hampshiremills.org for more information regarding Mills in Hampshire and their opening times.