Shelsley Water Mill Blog

Ready for Summer

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:06:22 GMT

After some repair work we are all ready for summer and the Mills OPen Weekend.

Rats, Rain and Rot

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:08:50 GMT

We have a varied few months with rats, a lack of rain and some rot to contend with.

AGM 2011

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:22:42 GMT

The Annual General Meeting of the Society will take place on the 24th November 2011 in the Stratstone Restaurant, Shelsley Walsh, starting at 7:30 pm for 8:00 pm

Colin Baker R.I.P.

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:01:38 GMT

Founder member and trustee Colin Baker died on 23rd June 2011 after a short illness.

Milling Drama

Thu, 05 May 2011 19:27:59 GMT

We suffer a milling drama as we prepare for National Mills Weekebd.

Watermill in Winter

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:36:47 GMT

A look at what has been happening at Shelsley Watermill through this winter.

Dredging the Millpool - Watermill Blog

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:20:42 GMT

Dredging the millpool was one of the jobs we could put off any longer. Read our watermill blog to learn about the other essential task as well.

Summer 2010 - Watermill Blog

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:26:42 GMT

Summer 2010 was our first season after the formal opening of the watermill. Read about the highs and lows that we experienced.

Grand Opening - Watermill Blog

Mon, 24 May 2010 17:53:59 GMT

4 Years, 8000 hours of work to get to our Grand Opening. Read this edition of our watermill blog to learn how the day went.

Grand Opening

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:31:47 GMT

The Grand Opening of the mill will take place at 11:30 on Sunday 9th May 2010.

Pointing & Painting - Watermill Blog

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:58:55 GMT

Preparations for our Grand Opening in May are under way with pointing and painting occupying the team.This and our other activities are described in the latest addition to our Watermill Blog.

Spring Cleaning - Watermill Blog

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:19:20 GMT

The last few working days have seen us Spring cleaning and tidying as we prepared for our first season officialy open to the public.

Gear casting - Watermill Blog

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:56:21 GMT

The first sight of our new gear casting on the first working day of 2010. Read all about it here.

Christmas Break - Watermill Blog

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:25:25 GMT

December 9th was our last working session before the Christmas break. Learn more my reading this watermill blog entry.

Stone Dressing

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:04:55 GMT

Richard spent three days learning about stone dressing at Charlecote Mill. Read about his experience in this special watermill blog.

Watermill Blog

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:57:42 GMT

Only one watermill blog entry for November 2009. Ongoing tasks continue as we ease into winter working.

Metal Work - Watermill Blog

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:53:11 GMT

The second half of October saw the accent on metal work for a change. Read this edition of our watermill blog to learn more.

Woodwork - Watermill Blog

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:20:04 GMT

October has started with an accent on woodwork. Read about this and other tasks in this short blog entry.

Workshop Tasks - Watermill Blog

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:17:19 GMT

We concentrated on workshop tasks for the last working days in September. Read our watermill blog to see how far we got with the Wilson lathe.

Winnower - Watermill Blog

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:51:12 GMT

The winnower got some attention this week, along with the other on-going jobs. Read this edition of our watermill blog to learn more.

High & Low - Watermill Blog

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:44:21 GMT

Our mood swung from high to low and back in this weeks sessions. Read our Watermill Blog to what made us happy and less so.

Guards - Watermill Blog

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:52:16 GMT

We put some effort into erecting guards to keep people and machinery apart. Read our blog enbtry for the 2nd & 4th September to see what and where.

Water - Watermill Blog

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:47:18 GMT

The last week in August 2009 had us thinking about our water supply. Read our watermill blog to see what prompted these thoughts.

Education - Watermill Blog

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:38:45 GMT

Education for some of the team members was the feature of this week, so read our watermill blog for the 18th to the 20th August 2009 to see what we learnt.

Wood Turning - Watermill Blog

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:03:18 GMT

We try some wood turning on one of the old lathes we have been given, prdal power instead of water power this week. This entry in our watermill blog will tell you more.

Layshaft - Watermill Blog

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:43:49 GMT

The first week of August sees us mounting the layshaft for the big Wilsonns lathe. Read on to see more in our watermill blog.

Millstone - Watermill Blog

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:29:10 GMT

July was all set to be a quiet month, with not a lot expected to happen apart from remounting the downstream millstone pair. It turned out to be a good month so read on to learn more.

Willson Lathe - Watermill Blog

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:45:21 GMT

The second half of June sees work continue in both stable and mill and we make some progress with the Willson lathe. Our watermill blog tells (nearly) all.

Bread - Watermill Blog

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:35:31 GMT

The first two weeks of June were mostly tinkering days but we did get the first succesful bread made from Shelsley flour. Read our watermill blog to see more detail.

Visitors - Watermill Blog

Fri, 29 May 2009 08:31:22 GMT

We have had a number of visitors over the last few days, some expected, others a surprise. Read about what we have been up to this week in this edition of our watermill blog.

Two Horses - Watermill Blog

Wed, 20 May 2009 09:29:31 GMT

This edition of our watermill blog tells of two horses but not the kind you ride. Work continued on the 19th May 2009 both inside and outside, so read on to learn more.

Winnower - Watermill Blog

Fri, 15 May 2009 09:15:21 GMT

We had a good look at the winnower today and made a start on refurbishing it. Our watermill blog for 14th May 2009 tells all.

Woodwork - Watermill Blog

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:22:23 GMT

Woodwork was just one activity tackled on 12th May 2009. Read this edition of our watermill blog to learn more.

Sack Hooks - Watermill Blog

Fri, 08 May 2009 17:02:53 GMT

Making new sack hooks was only one job undertaken on 7th May 2009. Read our watermill blog to learn what else wew did.

Guard Rails - Watermill Blog

Wed, 06 May 2009 10:00:57 GMT

We make a start on erecting permanent guard rails around the machinery and continue work inside the mill. Read the watermill blog entry for 5th May 2009 to see more.

Preparation - Watermill Blog

Fri, 01 May 2009 21:03:59 GMT

The last two working days of April 2009 were spent in preparation for the holiday weekend and the first hillclimb meeting of the year at Shelsley Walsh. Read our watermill blog to see what we did.

High and Low - Watermill Blog

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:51:29 GMT

St George's Day 2009 saw the team working high and low. This entry in our Watermill Blog will explain what went on.

Tun Building - Watermill Blog

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:52:14 GMT

Tun building was the name of the game today, April 21st, 2009. Read about this and the day's other activities in our watermill blog.

Apple Box - Watermill Blog

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:01:26 GMT

We had a surprise today with the donation of an old apple box. Read on the find out what else we did and why the apple box is special.

Questions - Watermill Blog

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:05:10 GMT

Questions - How many Dibnahs does it take to plant a tree? Did we need to remove the downstream stone spindle? Read the Watermill blog for the answers.

Stable Walls - Watermill Blog

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:12:11 GMT

This two day watermill blog tells of stable walls and millstones. Read on to discover what we got up to on the 7th and 9th of April 2009

Brickwork - Watermill Blog

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:21:18 GMT

April 2nd 2009 and we are still finding brickwork to be repaired. Read this edition of our watermill blog for more details about this and other work.

Hanging Gates - Watermill Blog

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:59:08 GMT

March 31st 2009 saw the team hanging gates. Read this edition of our watermill blog to learn more.

Overhead Drive - Watermill Blog

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:54:40 GMT

We celebrate St Patrick's Day by dismantling the overhead drive to the downstream stones. Read how the repairs to these stones got under way on 17th March 2009 in this watermill blog entry.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:16:09 GMT

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Gate Valve - Watermill Blog

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:52:40 GMT

It seemed like a good day to tackle the leaking gate valve today. Read the watermill blog for 12th March 2009 to see how we got on and also a little of what we get up to away from the mill.

Double Gates - Watermill Blog

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:36:46 GMT

The double gates near completion and the beet shredder gets a try out. Read our watermill blog for the 10th March 2009 to learn more about these and other doings at t' mill.

Flour - Watermill Blog

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:11:22 GMT

There can only be one headline for today. We grind flour!. After more than 2 years effort this watermill blog can report that Shelsley Watermill is once again in working order.

Gates - Watermill Blog

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:07:24 GMT

March 3rd 2009 and the weather turns cold again. Work continues on different gates in various places so why not read this entry in our watermill blog?

Front Entrance - Watermill Blog

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:14:41 GMT

The two days this week seem to have concentrated around the front entrance to the mill. Read our watermill blog for the 24th and 26th February 2009 to see what we mean.