Acorn Bank Watermill Trust

Making the Tun and Grain Feed System

All the furniture around the stones needed to be built from scratch after researching what was needed by visiting other mills. This work was completed in 2011 and in September 2011 the mill finally ground flour again, the first time since at least 1940.

Building the tun first stage

First stage of building a new tun.

Seconf stage

That's the top complete

Putting the hopper in position

Putting the grain hopper into position

First grain

First grain going into the hopper