There has been a mill on the site of the Sturminster Newton Mill in Dorset, UK since 1016. The current structure dates back to the 18th Century. It continued to operate until 1970, when it was turned into a museum.
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Since then, the old equipment operated sporadically for the amusement of tourists. During the current pandemic, that has turned into a very good thing indeed. The mill has now re-opened to mill flour for local stores. The BBC talked to its operator, Pete Loosmore:
Mr Loosmore said the mill usually gets through a tonne of grain during the tourist season but this increased when local shops started reporting shortages of flour.
“This year we have got through the whole of that tonne in two to three weeks and we’re still chasing more and more grain,” he said.
“It’s been nice to bring the place truly back to life and back into something like it used to be when it was working six days a week.”
-via Marginal Revolution | Photo: Marilyn Peddle
Source: neatorama