Powis Castle Sawmill, Powis, Welshpool
A water-powered saw mill in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, Wales.
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This Grade II* Listed mill had an overshot waterwheel. The saw-mill was probably built c1820-1830, and was water-powered from a stream taken under the Montgomeryshire Canal by an inverted syphon, and from the canal itself. The cast-iron feed trough was installed in 1844, made by R & W Jones of Ruabon. The mill was re-equipped in the 1890's, and the present horizontal saw was installed at that time (supplied by Robinson's of Rochdale): in order to accommodate it, the mill was extended with a short wing on the S side. Water-power continued to be used at the mill until 1949, when electrical power was introduced.
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| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Shropshire Union Canal |
| Mill function | Saw mill |
| Archive ID | 11683 |
| Location | Powis, Welshpool |
| Historic county | Montgomeryshire |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SJ 22162 05859 |
| Latitude/longitude | 52.64490031, -3.15183488 |
Location
References
- Coflein, National Monuments Record of Wales
- Historic Wales Cadw Listed Buildings
- J Kenneth Major
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Montgomeryshire XXIII.11 (1902)
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