The waterwheel at Merton Abbey Mills
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The waterwheel at Merton Abbey Mills
Image: © Marathon Taken: 1 Aug 2020
The waterwheel on the River Wandle at Merton Abbey Mills dates from about 1860 and is London's only working example. Liberty used it to drive spools to rinse the silk after gumming and printing. This view looks upriver. See also https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6560966
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