Long before the Industrial Revolution, the Domesday Survey recorded many examples of our industrial heritage. Mills & salt-pans are prime examples. More here...
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A mill was recorded at Horsted Keynes in the Domesday Book of 1086. It was valued at two shillings and was part of the manor held by William de Cahaignes (Keynes is derived from his name). It is not necessarily on the site of the mill in the photo, as other mill sites are nearby.
This unusual Smock Mill was located in Windmill Lane, between East Grinstead and Ashurst Wood. Originally powered by the wind, it was later converted to be driven by steam as well, trading for a while as East Grinstead Steam Flour Mill. It ceased working in the late 19th century.
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On this day in 2017, we were out of town. This is Ston Salt Works. Love a bit of industrial archaeology. 🧂
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It's National Mills Weekend, when many historic windmills and watermills, like this beautiful open-trestle post mill at Nutley on Ashdown Forest, will be open to the public. Using renewable energy isn't a new idea. Wind and water have powered mills for many centuries.
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Brooklands Park (East Grinstead) on this day in 2007. A headwater of the Medway rises here, and runs down to the sites of Brook Mill, Dunnings Mill and Brambletye Mill, where it enters the river, flowing on to Tablehurst and many other mill sites. Green energy isn't a new idea.
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Looks as if I was out of town on this day in 2016. Salt pans on Lanzarote. The history of salt production is fascinating. It was one of the world's earliest industries.
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This week's #WindmillWednesday photo shows Outwood Post Mill in Surrey. Until fairly recently it claimed to be the oldest working windmill in England, but more recent photos show its condition has declined. I recall the tall smock mill that stood next to it and collapsed in 1960.
A selection of booklets and photographs on the ancient salt industry. A fascinating and under-researched subject. Photos taken in Lanzarote and La Palma.
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Your daily brew has a remarkable past! From its legendary origins in Ethiopia to its influential contributions to the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, coffee's rich history shaped nations and fueled revolutions.
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Capstan-shaped Roman upper and lower millstones in a bakery in Pompeii. They would have been animal-powered, usually by a donkey walking in a circular trough and turning the upper stone.
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Whilst initially a success, high maintenance costs & competition from new steam-powered railways and (unusually) a new canal, helped cause closure in 1846. Today, some @tfl Croydon Tramlink uses a short section of the route! More info at wandle.org/exhibitions/surre… @Wandle_WIM (2/2)
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#OnThisDay 21 May 1801, the Surrey Iron Railway Parliamentary Act was passed, enabling the first public railway in England. It linked the heavily industrialised River Wandle area from Wandsworth to Croydon (via Mitcham) to a Thames dock. It was horse-drawn, & for goods only (1/2)
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Nutley Windmill (Ashdown Forest) two years ago today. In the past virtually every town had its own windmills or watermills, some dating from centuries before the industrial revolution. East Grinstead had both. Using clean renewable energy isn't a new idea, it's a very old one.
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Just checking out some interesting things to see on a planned short visit to Hartfield tomorrow. I probably won't have time to see Bolebroke mill, which in the "Domesday Book" was subject to a charge of 4 shillings and 350 eels. Watermills often had eel-trap mechanisms attached.
A report in "The Ecologist" refers to "experimental technologies, such as tidal power," but the Romans were using tidal power in England almost 2,000 years ago. I think we can safely say that it's passed the experimental stage. We have the second-largest tidal range in the world.
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The blog-post on the so-called "Bow Bells" mileposts has been updated to include sources found recently. Click on the WordPress link in the AboutEG header information if you want to read it.
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Can ancient technology of wind, water and hot springs help make a sustainable future? tinyurl.com/8mhkwh92 (Country Life)