After shutting down in 2022 when its pit wheel became loose on the water wheel axle, a historic tide mill in Totten, Hampshire, England, is once again producing flour with power provided by the tides. Eling Tide Mill is one of only a few tide mills in the world still producing flour regularly, according to the mill’s website.
A tide mill may have existed on the site as early as Roman times and the current building is more than 200 years old. The mill ceased operation in 1946, but restoration to an operating flour mill started in 1975 and it officially opened as a working museum in 1980. After the 2022 shutdown, repairs to the pit wheel began in November, 2022, and the mill was operating again by early February. Additional repairs are planned and may require some brief shutdowns in the near future.
Peter Ramm, miller at Eling, has provided a report on the repair. You can read it by clicking here.