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Millfield Close, BEDFORD, MK45 1LB

Mill house taken from the North of the river Flit hence no wheel visible.

Taken looking across Greenfield Road at the old mill on the outskirts of Flitwick. I think much of this venerable building has been converted for modern living. The Image] certainly no longer turns, and I think the flour bags found here no longer exceed 3lbs ! To see a closer view of the mill and its race, see Image]

A closer view of the disused and (I believe) converted water mill seen in Image This photo was taken looking over the bridge that allows the water of the mill race to flow under Greenfield Road having originally turned the Image] seen here adjoining the old mill. A low wooden footbridge can be seen crossing the leat here in front of the mill.

This water wheel once supplied power to Image], though it looks as though it's been a number of years since it last turned. Perhaps with the growth of interest in renewable energy resources, it could be harnessed up to an electricity generator and have a new lease of life. Behind the wheel can be seen the wooden railing atop a little footbridge which crosses the mill race here. (see also Image])

Housing estate butting up to fields.

The little watercourse that this bridge on Greenfield Road spans is either the nascent River Flit, or else one of its tributary streams - see Image The bridge was built by Bedfordshire C.C. in 1895 as can be seen in Image]

This stone is visible as the creamy oblong in centre of Image So the bridge dates from 1895, towards the end of the Victorian era and was built by Beds CC (Bedfordshire County Council). The bridge crosses the River Flit or one of the little streams and brooks that flow into it.

This is either the River Flit itself, or one of its major tributaries. The river of course gives its name to nearby Flitwick. This little watercourse runs through a nature reserve here, owned (or at least cared for) by the local wildlife trust. The photo was taken from the bridge seen in Image]

The bindweeds are in a family of plants called Convolvulaceae, and many related species are known by the group name Convolvulus, indeed this the largest species was formerly called Convolvulus sepium, but it is now considered to be in a separate genus. There are several subspecies across the world, but the most common variants to be found in Britain are C. sepium sepium (the pure white version seen here) and C sepium roseata which has a pretty pink blush to it. Though an attractive flowering plant, it is considered a noxious weed as its climbing technique using tight curling tendrils can choke and kill other plants while its vigorous root system makes it difficult to eradicate. This particular example is growing in a tangled hedge and entwining itself around barbed wire next to Greenfield Road southeast of Flitwick.