Brattle (Upper) Mill, Wateringbury Medway watermills (lower tributaries)



brattle mill c.1910


brattle mill corn mill. named after miller, robert brattle. first mentioned in 1783 , owned robert brattle. in 1838 mill owned harry blaker , occupied william mills. harry blaker died c.1848 , mill run short time widow, sarah. james fremlin took on lease of mill 1851, running warden mill. purchased mill sarah blaker c.1868. miller @ time being alfred bloorman. original overshot waterwheel of wood. replaced turbine c.1910 , time mill last used milling, being used generate electricity. brattle mill known upper mill. 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m) diameter 6 feet (1.83 m) wide cast iron overshot waterwheel lower mill, polegate, sussex, reconstructed @ mill in 1980s , owner intended reconstruct machinery return building working mill. mill worked 3 pairs of millstones.








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