Whitchurch Silk Mill
Whitchurch Silk Mill
Watermill
A silk weaving watermill built about 1800. The 1890 waterwheel powers a winding machine. Historic looms and weaving machinery. Now a working museum producing taffetas, organzas and ribbon fabric.
Free admission to tea rooms
Photo © HCC Architects
Photo © HCC Architects
Photo © HCC Architects
Working on a loom. Photo © HCC Architects
Photo © HCC Architects
New cafe and shop. Photo © HCC Architects
Location
SU 462 478
185
Brown signs from A34 and B3400, in centre of Whitchurch.
Contact
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Opening Times:
The Mill, cafe and shop are open throughout the year, Tuesday to Sunday and on Bank Holidays, 10.30am to 5pm (last admission 4pm).
News & Events:
Talk by Bill Fergie of Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust called ‘Saving your Heritage’ about the work of the Trust on the 11th May at 11am, tickets £6.
Additional Information:
Whitchurch Silk Mill is the oldest silk mill in the UK still in its original building. A gem of industrial heritage in beautiful, rural Hampshire, Whitchurch Silk Mill is a Georgian water mill that weaves silk using 19th century machinery.