Marlingford Mill

I went for a cycle ride with my friend Adrian this evening. One place of interest was Marlingford Mill, which was in existence in the 1770s, but I couldn't discover when it was built. It's looking rather shabby now. The Norfolk Mills website says it stopped grinding corn in 1912, and then pumped water to the hall until the 1920s. There's a photo on the website of a diesel engine and gearing in 1985, but there's no indication as to what this was used for.


Interestingly, the British Hydropower Association lists Marlingford Mill among its hundreds of installations - and ascribes a generating capacity of 15kW. Fifteen kilowatts? That's barely enough for a house! Well, it would power five kettles...