The Old Mill with the spire of St Mary's Church in the background
- Date:
- Jun 1936
- Location:
- The Old Mill, 4 Mill Lane, Waltham On The Wolds And Thorpe Arnold, Waltham, Melton, Leicestershire
- Reference:
- AA79/02071
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
A post mill stood at this site until 1868 when Cook of Melton built this tower mill in its place. By the time that this picture was taken in 1936 the mill was no longer wind-powered, but had an engine installed instead. The mill was operational until 1962.
This is part of the Collection: SIM01 H E S Simmons Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney
Victorian Tower Mill
Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported. Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly.