Fountains Mill

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Fountains Mill was originally constructed in the 12th century by the monks of Fountains Abbey.
Fountains Mill
At various points in its life it was also a Saw Mill, Dairy and housed wartime refugees.
Fountains Mill
The mill ground corn all the way until 1927, a Gilkes turbine was installed in 1928 to produce electricity, which still operates today.

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