Clapton Mill - Old postcard - Click for larger image

      
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The Mill and its history

Set in picturesque South Somerset, Clapton Mill is a unique piece of our industrial heritage.

Horse & cart outside the mill - click here to see a larger image.Corn milling has taken place on this site since at least 1257 and probably even earlier.  The current building, which is Grade 2* listed, dates from the 18th Century although the interior was extensively remodelled in the 1850s.  Since then it has remained virtually unchanged throughout its 150 year history. The loft - click here to see a larger image.

      

With four pairs of stones, a huge 21ft diameter waterwheel - fed from two rivers, a complete Armfield roller mill plant and its original Ruston and Hornsby oil engine, Clapton Mill has a wealth of impressive features.   

     

The Mill worked commercially until 1991 and is now being given a new lease of life as a working museum.  A recently installed hydroelectric turbine, generating green energy, has also brought new life and purpose and will help to secure the Mill's future.


The turbine house and exit tunnel - click here to see a larger image.The turbine - click here to see a larger image.

 







Mill Diagram - click here to see a larger version

By joining one of our guided tours by arrangement, visitors can experience the sights, sounds and smells of this historic mill, unchanged in generations.  Please contact us to arrange.