Morwellham Quay Waterwheels

Morwellham Quay Waterwheels

Watermill

Wheel 1: overshot, cast in Tavistock in the late 19th century. Pumped drinking water to workers cottages. Can be operated. Wheel 2: 32-ft diameter, cast in Newton Abbot in 1908 and used in a Dartmoor china clay works. Can be operated. Wheel 3: in the Victorian farm buildings, once powered a threshing machine. Now working, supplied by a hydraulic ram pump. Wheel 4: 18-ft diameter and 100-ft...

Location

Grid reference:

SX 446 697

Town/city: Gunnislake
OS sheet:

201

Postcode: PL19 8JL
Geocode: @50.5066701, -4.1943953 Open in Map

About one mile SE of Gunnislake, off A390. Follow brown signs.

Contact

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Opening Times:

Daily. 10.00 – 17.00 March – October (18.00 June to August). 10.00 – 16.00 November to February. Closed over Christmas. See web site for more details including admission.