| Photo Information |
Copyright: Luc Hermans (luc1102)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 41]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (145) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2004-06-21 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Olympus C-5060 |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/800 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-08-29 8:35 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| The Carew tidal Mill is one of only three restored tidal mills in Britain, with all its original machinery. The precise origin of Carew Mill is uncertain. It is possible that a mill worked by a leat running from the Carew River pre-dated the building of the causeway which retains the huge tidal millpond. The present building dates from the early 19th century and indeed one of the two mill wheels carries the date 1801. The term “French Mill”, often used about Carew, may be a reference to the use of French burr stones. Activity finally ceased in 1937 and from that time onward the building lay derelict. Renovation was carried out with the aid of funds from the Historic Buildings Council of Wales, Pembrokeshire County Council and Pembroke Rural District Council. This work was completed in 1972. The Mill lies in the Pembrokeshire National Park on the upper reaches of the Carew river, a little way downstream of Carew village (A4075) past the spectacular Castle and 23 acre millpond. |
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