circa 16th Century apprentice carvings

Whilst trying to think of something different to blip whilst I am unable to get out and about, I realised there is a wealth of blip opportunity in the mill.

Our watermill dates from the 12th century. It is one of the very few intact watermills and mill estates in the country. Most mill estates have been broken up and sold off. It is known as Ashford Mill & Flewitts Mill and is googleable.

You would not believe how much trouble I am having trying to restore it. It is not the planners, but the Environment Agency, who say it cannot be restored because it is in a flood plain. I think this is quite obvious really!! I am trying to work with them to find a solution but it is very difficult. They treat it as a "new build", ignoring it has been here for about 800 years and is in the Domesday book. Supposedly, heritage should play a huge part in the restoration, but the EA are not apparently that interested in Heritage.

This is a beam helping to hold up the 1st floor which has 6 intact pairs of millstones with their complete housings and machinery. This beam is a ship's mast from the 16th Century. It is thought the carvings are by apprentices. There are several different carvings in this beam.

There may well be quite a few blips of this ancient building, but I will try not to bore you too much with its history.