Much of the current mill was built in 1810 but includes parts of the 18th-century building and possibly some material from earlier mills, as there has been a mill on the same site since about 1290 which was originally a fulling mill. It is a grade II* listed building,[1][2] and takes its name from John le Gaunt who owned it in 1290.[3] The mill was owned for four centuries by the Weston family and papers relating to the mill are now held in the Somerset Record office.[4]
Most of the machinery, including the grindstones, conveyors, sackhoist and grain bins, date from 1888 and is still used for grinding animal feed and occasionally whole wheat flour. A 20 inches (51 cm) British Empire turbine by Armfields of Ringwood was also installed. Steam power was introduced in 1883, and replaced by semi-diesel in 1914.[1]
The South Somerset Hydropower Group was begun in 2001 and the first turbine, at Gants Mill, was commissioned in 2003. It was turned on by Adam Hart Davis on Friday 23 April 2004.[5] It now produces up to 12 kW (16 hp) of electricity from a 300 millimetres (12 in) crossflow turbine[6][7] made by Valley Hydro of Cornwall, and has a maximum flow rate of 495 litres (109 imp gal; 131 US gal) per second.[8]
Brian Shingler is the sixth generation of his family to act as the miller.[9]
The water garden includes seasonal displays of iris, roses, delphiniums, day lilies, clematis, and dahlias.
^"Gants Mill". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
^"Gants Mill, NE of Cole". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
^. Gants Mill. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^. Gants Mill. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^Mirage and oasis: Energy choices in an age of global warming 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, New Economics Foundation, ISBN1-904882-01-3, published June 2005, accessed 2007-06-11
^"Gants Mill". British Hydropower Association. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^(PDF). Renewable energy in Devon Issue 4. Devon Association for Renewable Energy. June 2004. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
^Wainwright, Martin (31 October 2008). "Guardians of the past uncover green lessons for the present". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
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Gants Mill web site
January 01, 1970
gants, mill, watermill, river, brue, pitcombe, near, bruton, somerset, england, location, within, somersetgeneral, informationtown, citypitcombe, somersetcountryenglandcoordinates51, 1064, 4669, 1064, 4669completed1810, much, current, mill, built, 1810, includ. Gants Mill is a watermill on the River Brue in Pitcombe near Bruton Somerset England Gants MillLocation within SomersetGeneral informationTown or cityPitcombe SomersetCountryEnglandCoordinates51 06 23 N 2 28 01 W 51 1064 N 2 4669 W 51 1064 2 4669Completed1810 Much of the current mill was built in 1810 but includes parts of the 18th century building and possibly some material from earlier mills as there has been a mill on the same site since about 1290 which was originally a fulling mill It is a grade II listed building 1 2 and takes its name from John le Gaunt who owned it in 1290 3 The mill was owned for four centuries by the Weston family and papers relating to the mill are now held in the Somerset Record office 4 Most of the machinery including the grindstones conveyors sackhoist and grain bins date from 1888 and is still used for grinding animal feed and occasionally whole wheat flour A 20 inches 51 cm British Empire turbine by Armfields of Ringwood was also installed Steam power was introduced in 1883 and replaced by semi diesel in 1914 1 The South Somerset Hydropower Group was begun in 2001 and the first turbine at Gants Mill was commissioned in 2003 It was turned on by Adam Hart Davis on Friday 23 April 2004 5 It now produces up to 12 kW 16 hp of electricity from a 300 millimetres 12 in crossflow turbine 6 7 made by Valley Hydro of Cornwall and has a maximum flow rate of 495 litres 109 imp gal 131 US gal per second 8 Brian Shingler is the sixth generation of his family to act as the miller 9 The water garden includes seasonal displays of iris roses delphiniums day lilies clematis and dahlias References edit a b Historic England Gants Mill 1251831 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 31 October 2008 Gants Mill Somerset Historic Environment Record Somerset County Council Retrieved 31 October 2008 Gants Mill NE of Cole Somerset Historic Environment Record Somerset County Council Retrieved 31 October 2008 The Watermill Gants Mill Archived from the original on 14 May 2010 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Hydropower Gants Mill Archived from the original on 10 March 2010 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Mirage and oasis Energy choices in an age of global warming Archived 2008 12 30 at the Wayback Machine New Economics Foundation ISBN 1 904882 01 3 published June 2005 accessed 2007 06 11 Gants Mill British Hydropower Association Retrieved 21 October 2017 Gants Mill Micro Hydro electric system PDF Renewable energy in Devon Issue 4 Devon Association for Renewable Energy June 2004 p 11 Archived from the original PDF on 7 October 2008 Retrieved 31 October 2008 Wainwright Martin 31 October 2008 Guardians of the past uncover green lessons for the present The Guardian Guardian Newspapers Retrieved 31 October 2008 External links editGants Mill web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gants Mill amp oldid 1200540689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
