The Old Mill Gift Centre, Looe
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The Old Mill Gift Centre, Looe
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 9 Jun 2012
A former tide mill. This is well described by Martin Bodman - West Looe Mills. The first tide mill here was completed in 1621 and had a set of four waterwheels which ran when the tide was out: the water that powered them was impounded in a 13 acre pool at high tide. The mill was last used in the late 19th century for grinding bonemeal. [Sources: Walter Minchinton and John Perkins, Tidemills of Devon & Cornwall, and Rex Wailes, Tide Mills in England and Wales, paper 1938, published 1956] See Martin's picture - Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.35687
Longitude
-4.456886