11 votes A 1,000-year-old mill has resumed production due to demand for flour Posted April 24, 2020 by skybrian Tags: coronaviruses.covid19, flour, united kingdom.sturminster newton, tourist attractions, water mills, offbeat, author.jason lewis, short read https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18388222.sturminster-newton-mill-back-production-meet-demand/ Link information This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect. Title Historic Dorset water-mill that inspired Thomas Hardy is back in production Published Apr 18 2020 Word count 332 words 1 comment Collapse replies Expand all Comments sorted by most votes newest first order posted relevance OK skybrian (OP) April 24, 2020 Link From the article, via Serious Eats, via Hacker News: From the article, via Serious Eats, via Hacker News: Sturminster Newton Mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 and years later inspired Victorian author Thomas Hardy. Today the picturesque building on the banks of the River Stour survives as a working tourist attraction that sells its flour to visitors. But with tourists in lockdown, millers Pete Loosmore and Imogen Bittner have turned it back into commercial production. And in just 10 days they have already milled a tonne of wheat - which is usually a year's supply for the facility. 2 votes
skybrian (OP) April 24, 2020 Link From the article, via Serious Eats, via Hacker News: From the article, via Serious Eats, via Hacker News: Sturminster Newton Mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 and years later inspired Victorian author Thomas Hardy. Today the picturesque building on the banks of the River Stour survives as a working tourist attraction that sells its flour to visitors. But with tourists in lockdown, millers Pete Loosmore and Imogen Bittner have turned it back into commercial production. And in just 10 days they have already milled a tonne of wheat - which is usually a year's supply for the facility. 2 votes
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