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Home Page About this site Antiques, Shopping and Commercial pages The Community Inns, Hotels and Accommodation Local Government Local Publications Music and Art Places of Interest Sport Weather and Web Cam Visitors Book Links  Site Index		The James Brindley Water Mill, The Brindley Mill is a working water powered corn mill built in 1752 by James Brindley. It was restored in 1974. Standing by the River Churnet, it has a pleasant riverside garden. The Mill demonstrates Brindley's work both as an architect and a millwright. It is a designated Ancient Monument and listed by English Heritage as of historic importance. The Mill reminds us of Brindley's connection with the Staffordshire Moorlands. It was whilst he was resident here that he developed those skills which made him one of the greatest engineers of his age. The Mill contains a small Museum which is designed to enhance the interest of your visit. While preserving the atmosphere of a working corn mill, it illustrates the life and work of James Brindley and the history of milling. Traditional tools associated with milling and the work of the millwright are to be seen, and of James Brindley's own possessions, we have one of his notebooks and a surveyor's level, which was his principal tool in planning the canals which were basic to the industrialisation of the country. Opening times. The Mill is open to the public from Easter to the end of September, from 2.00pm to 5.00pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. From the third Monday of July until the end of August, we are also open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the same times. There is a small admission charge. Entrance to members of the Trust is free of charge.
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