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Water Mills Collection

Water mills have long been a symbol of human ingenuity and the harmonious coexistence between mankind and nature

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Mabry Mill, restored and working, Blue Ridge Parkway, south Appalachian Mountains

Mabry Mill, restored and working, Blue Ridge Parkway, south Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, United States of America, North America

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Sturminster Newton Mill and River Stour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sturminster Newton Mill and River Stour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Plan of part of the townships of Sheffield and Nether Hallam, Sheffield, c. 1826

Plan of part of the townships of Sheffield and Nether Hallam, Sheffield, c. 1826
Full title: Plan of part of the townships of Sheffield and Nether Hallam which is in dispute. Includes John Addys house, Lidgate Field, Shales Moor Close, White House Lane or Walkley Road

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Historical Hackenberger mill and Leuk waterfalls, Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Historical Hackenberger mill and Leuk waterfalls, Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Background imageWater Mills Collection: The mill of Fombuena, Spain, 1884 (engraving)

The mill of Fombuena, Spain, 1884 (engraving)
AIS5355275 The mill of Fombuena, Spain, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: The mill of Fombuena (Spain) Engraving from 1884.); © Iberfoto

Background imageWater Mills Collection: The paper mill La Guipuzcoana, in Tolosa, Spain, 19th century (litho)

The paper mill La Guipuzcoana, in Tolosa, Spain, 19th century (litho)
AIS5355988 The paper mill La Guipuzcoana, in Tolosa, Spain, 19th century (litho); © Iberfoto

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Windmills at the Aden salt basins in Yemen

Windmills at the Aden salt basins in Yemen
3562759 Windmills at the Aden salt basins in Yemen by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Aden, Yemen 1920-25/10/1930 Photographer: A. Abassi); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712993 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815

Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving)
8672354 Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Pluckley (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Pluckley (b/w photo)
8628764 English Windmills: Pluckley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pluckley)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Sandhurst, 1930 (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Sandhurst, 1930 (b/w photo)
8628763 English Windmills: Sandhurst, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sandhurst, 1930)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Sandhurst Mill in working condition (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Sandhurst Mill in working condition (b/w photo)
8628762 English Windmills: Sandhurst Mill in working condition (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sandhurst Mill in working condition)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Willesborough (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Willesborough (b/w photo)
8628758 English Windmills: Willesborough (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willesborough)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: The Post Mill at Outwood (b/w photo)

English Windmills: The Post Mill at Outwood (b/w photo)
8628753 English Windmills: The Post Mill at Outwood (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Post Mill at Outwood)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Hailsham Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Hailsham Mill (b/w photo)
8628744 English Windmills: Hailsham Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hailsham Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Patcham (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Patcham (b/w photo)
8628727 English Windmills: Patcham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patcham)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Little Saling (b/w photo)

English windmills: Little Saling (b/w photo)
8628830 English windmills: Little Saling (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Saling)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: East Tilbury (b/w photo)

English windmills: East Tilbury (b/w photo)
8628820 English windmills: East Tilbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East Tilbury)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Terling (b/w photo)

English windmills: Terling (b/w photo)
8628815 English windmills: Terling (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terling)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Lacey Green (b/w photo)

English windmills: Lacey Green (b/w photo)
8628793 English windmills: Lacey Green (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lacey Green)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Baker Street, Orsett (b/w photo)

English windmills: Baker Street, Orsett (b/w photo)
8628817 English windmills: Baker Street, Orsett (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baker Street, Orsett)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Base of Rolvenden Post Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Base of Rolvenden Post Mill (b/w photo)
8628790 English Windmills: Base of Rolvenden Post Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Base of Rolvenden Post Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Chillenden Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Chillenden Mill (b/w photo)
8628789 English Windmills: Chillenden Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chillenden Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Barham (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Barham (b/w photo)
8628785 English Windmills: Barham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barham)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Stanford Mill, 1928 (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Stanford Mill, 1928 (b/w photo)
8628784 English Windmills: Stanford Mill, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanford Mill, 1928)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Shiremark Mill, Capel (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Shiremark Mill, Capel (b/w photo)
8628749 English Windmills: Shiremark Mill, Capel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shiremark Mill, Capel)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Argos Hill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Argos Hill (b/w photo)
8628736 English Windmills: Argos Hill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Argos Hill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Cross-in-Hand (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Cross-in-Hand (b/w photo)
8628725 English Windmills: Cross-in-Hand (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross-in-Hand)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Polegate (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Polegate (b/w photo)
8628724 English Windmills: Polegate (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polegate)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Shipley Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Shipley Mill (b/w photo)
8628722 English Windmills: Shipley Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shipley Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Rye Mill before the fire (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Rye Mill before the fire (b/w photo)
8628720 English Windmills: Rye Mill before the fire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rye Mill before the fire)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: The Mill, Guy's Cliff, Warwick (b/w photo)

The Mill, Guy's Cliff, Warwick (b/w photo)
8641204 The Mill, Guy's Cliff, Warwick (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mill, Guy's Cliff, Warwick)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: A merry mill (coloured photo)

A merry mill (coloured photo)
8655984 A merry mill (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A merry mill. Boys having a fight. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageWater Mills Collection: The mill at Cobham (litho)

The mill at Cobham (litho)
8671959 The mill at Cobham (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mill at Cobham. Illustration for Picturesque Surrey)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Wild Flowers of the Holy Land: Opuntia Ficus Indica, Mill; Prickly Pear (coloured engraving)

Wild Flowers of the Holy Land: Opuntia Ficus Indica, Mill; Prickly Pear (coloured engraving)
8675556 Wild Flowers of the Holy Land: Opuntia Ficus Indica, Mill; Prickly Pear (coloured engraving) by Zeller, Hannah (1838-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opuntia Ficus Indica)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Letter M: Mill

Letter M: Mill
DUV4217028 Letter M: Mill; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Background imageWater Mills Collection: J K L M : jackdaws, kite, ladder, mill, 1872 (illustration)

J K L M : jackdaws, kite, ladder, mill, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225090 J K L M : jackdaws, kite, ladder, mill, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: The formation of new ranges - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools

The formation of new ranges - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools
DUV4219835 The formation of new ranges - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools, education houses and families. Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene

Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene
LUX4764664 Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene. Pair of oxen, yoke, windmill Cretan, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Niepili, CR)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Germany, Hamburg, 1866 (engraving)

Germany, Hamburg, 1866 (engraving)
UTD4920428 Germany, Hamburg, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Germany, Hamburg, original text : the Zeughausmarkt (market place) and the new Millerntor (town gate) in the year 1700

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850

Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850
3480172 Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Bottomley's Shelf Mills; near Halifax; Yorkshire. Alpaca and worsted were produced)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: To the King's most excellent Majesty this view of the River & Shipping at Limehouse

To the King's most excellent Majesty this view of the River & Shipping at Limehouse, 1793 (aquatint & etching)
7342491 To the King's most excellent Majesty this view of the River & Shipping at Limehouse, 1793 (aquatint & etching, hand-coloured) by Dodd

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured)

Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured)
7341611 Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured) by Timms, W. (19th century); 18.3x25 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W. H)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Sussex: The Mill, Shermanbury (litho)

Sussex: The Mill, Shermanbury (litho)
8674122 Sussex: The Mill, Shermanbury (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mill, Shermanbury)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Smarden Bell (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Smarden Bell (b/w photo)
8628765 English Windmills: Smarden Bell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smarden Bell)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Frittenden (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Frittenden (b/w photo)
8628757 English Windmills: Frittenden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frittenden)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Wimbledon Common Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Wimbledon Common Mill (b/w photo)
8628750 English Windmills: Wimbledon Common Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wimbledon Common Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Ockley Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Ockley Mill (b/w photo)
8628745 English Windmills: Ockley Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ockley Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)
8628743 English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackboys Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)
8628742 English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackboys Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Oldland Mill, Ditchling (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Oldland Mill, Ditchling (b/w photo)
8628737 English Windmills: Oldland Mill, Ditchling (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oldland Mill, Ditchling)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Punnett's Town, Blackdown Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Punnett's Town, Blackdown Mill (b/w photo)
8628731 English Windmills: Punnett's Town, Blackdown Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punnett's Town, Blackdown Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Clymping (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Clymping (b/w photo)
8628730 English Windmills: Clymping (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clymping)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: St Leonards, Silverhill Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: St Leonards, Silverhill Mill (b/w photo)
8628726 English Windmills: St Leonards, Silverhill Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Leonards, Silverhill Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Rye Mill after the fire (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Rye Mill after the fire (b/w photo)
8628721 English Windmills: Rye Mill after the fire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rye Mill after the fire)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Ore processing in the first half of the 16th century (engraving)

Ore processing in the first half of the 16th century (engraving)
8663922 Ore processing in the first half of the 16th century (engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Moreton Mill, Essex (b/w photo)

English windmills: Moreton Mill, Essex (b/w photo)
8628835 English windmills: Moreton Mill, Essex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moreton Mill, Essex)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Stock Mill, Essex (b/w photo)

English windmills: Stock Mill, Essex (b/w photo)
8628825 English windmills: Stock Mill, Essex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stock Mill, Essex)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Stock (b/w photo)

English windmills: Stock (b/w photo)
8628814 English windmills: Stock (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stock)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Plumstead Common (b/w photo)

English windmills: Plumstead Common (b/w photo)
8628813 English windmills: Plumstead Common (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plumstead Common)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Arkley (b/w photo)

English windmills: Arkley (b/w photo)
8628812 English windmills: Arkley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arkley)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Great Bardfield (b/w photo)

English windmills: Great Bardfield (b/w photo)
8628810 English windmills: Great Bardfield (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Bardfield)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Stanstead (b/w photo)

English windmills: Stanstead (b/w photo)
8628807 English windmills: Stanstead (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanstead)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Little Hadham (b/w photo)

English windmills: Little Hadham (b/w photo)
8628802 English windmills: Little Hadham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Hadham)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Much Hadham (b/w photo)

English windmills: Much Hadham (b/w photo)
8628800 English windmills: Much Hadham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Much Hadham)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Ash Mill, Kent (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Ash Mill, Kent (b/w photo)
8628788 English Windmills: Ash Mill, Kent (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ash Mill, Kent)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Keston (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Keston (b/w photo)
8628777 English Windmills: Keston (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keston)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Herne Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Herne Mill (b/w photo)
8628773 English Windmills: Herne Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herne Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Kingsdown (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Kingsdown (b/w photo)
8628771 English Windmills: Kingsdown (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kingsdown)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Ringwold, Ripple Mill (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Ringwold, Ripple Mill (b/w photo)
8628770 English Windmills: Ringwold, Ripple Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ringwold, Ripple Mill)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Smarden (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Smarden (b/w photo)
8628768 English Windmills: Smarden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smarden)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English Windmills: Delce Mill, Rochester (b/w photo)

English Windmills: Delce Mill, Rochester (b/w photo)
8628767 English Windmills: Delce Mill, Rochester (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delce Mill, Rochester)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: The old mill (engraving)

The old mill (engraving)
8652569 The old mill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The old mill. Illustration for Home Words (1885).); © Look and Learn

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Hambledon Weir and Mills (b/w photo)

Hambledon Weir and Mills (b/w photo)
8650645 Hambledon Weir and Mills (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hambledon Weir and Mills)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Switzerland, 1900s: Mill on the Lake of Lucerne (colour litho)

Switzerland, 1900s: Mill on the Lake of Lucerne (colour litho)
8662851 Switzerland, 1900s: Mill on the Lake of Lucerne (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mill on the Lake of Lucerne)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Promenades Aeriennes, 1817 (engraving on paper)

Promenades Aeriennes, 1817 (engraving on paper)
7485279 Promenades Aeriennes, 1817 (engraving on paper) by Garneray, Louis (1783-1857); 26x43 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Catholic priests being put through a mill (woodcut)

Catholic priests being put through a mill (woodcut)
8673247 Catholic priests being put through a mill (woodcut) by Stimmer, Tobias (1539-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catholic priests being put through a mill. Anti-Catholic satire, 1577)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: The windmill in Zaandam, north of Amsterdam (Netherlands). Watercolor

The windmill in Zaandam, north of Amsterdam (Netherlands). Watercolor, 1888 by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931)
MMM5481706 The windmill in Zaandam, north of Amsterdam (Netherlands). Watercolor, 1888 by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval

Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave
MMM5460188 Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave, draw, read (or study), play music (flute)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Child disguise as Knight Don Quixote stands with a wooden horse in front of a windmill

Child disguise as Knight Don Quixote stands with a wooden horse in front of a windmill
JAB5037129 Child disguise as Knight Don Quixote stands with a wooden horse in front of a windmill. Chromolithography of the late 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Y Z : yew-tree, zigzag, 1872 (illustration)

Y Z : yew-tree, zigzag, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225017 Y Z : yew-tree, zigzag, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries, Frederick Warne and Co)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: Double page: duck (common bird in low courses) and common pheasant (bird with magnificent plumage)

Double page: duck (common bird in low courses) and common pheasant (bird with magnificent plumage)
DUV4211239 Double page: duck (common bird in low courses) and common pheasant (bird with magnificent plumage). Its flesh is fine and delicate

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Moreton (b/w photo)

English windmills: Moreton (b/w photo)
8628828 English windmills: Moreton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moreton)

Background imageWater Mills Collection: English windmills: Hawridge, near Cholesbury (b/w photo)

English windmills: Hawridge, near Cholesbury (b/w photo)
8628805 English windmills: Hawridge, near Cholesbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hawridge, near Cholesbury)



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Water mills have long been a symbol of human ingenuity and the harmonious coexistence between mankind and nature. From the picturesque Mabry Mill in the Blue Ridge Parkway, nestled amidst the majestic south Appalachian Mountains, to Sturminster Newton Mill standing proudly on the banks of River Stour in Dorset, England, these structures tell stories of resilience and restoration. In Sheffield's c. 1826 plan, part of its townships showcases how they were integral to powering industries that shaped communities. Meanwhile, Historical Hackenberger mill in Saarburg, Germany stands as a testament to both history and natural beauty with Leuk waterfalls cascading nearby. Houghton Mill in Cambridgeshire is another example where River Great Ouse flows gracefully beside it. This idyllic scene has inspired artists throughout history; from lithographs depicting The Indian Rising on North-West Frontier to colorful depictions like The Mill or Shakespeare gazing at water-mills below London Bridge. These they can not just relics frozen in time but living entities that continue their work today. Houghton Mill still grinds grain while Mabry Mill operates as a fully restored working mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway. As we marvel at these remarkable feats of engineering across different continents - from Europe's United Kingdom to Germany - let us remember that they represent our ability to harness nature's power for our benefit while preserving its inherent beauty. Water mills stand as timeless reminders of our connection with rivers and streams that have sustained civilizations for centuries.

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