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
SX 446 697
201
About one mile SE of Gunnislake, off A390. Follow brown signs.
Contact
Do you own or look after this mill? Contact us
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.
Additional Information:
http://www.morwellham-quay.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=63