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Opening Times
WINTER HOURS! Our popular breakfasts have now closed for the winter BUT do not worry, we will be open from 11am for crepes, coffees, cakes and bakes, but the full English will have to wait for the Spring! Our kitchen is now serving delicious Pizza, Chicken Zinger & Mega [...]
Welcome Visit from Stephen Bartlett
We were delighted to receive the very knowledgeable Stephen Bartlett, Chairman of the Wessex Mills Group to Lapford Mill this week. On the agenda where a number of technical challenges regarding the mill and the water course, overall horse-power, grease compounds and mill speed. We look forward to welcoming a larger group from The WMG [...]
Weir Visit from Westcountry Rivers Trust
Adrian Dowding from the Westcountry Rivers Trust visited the weir yesterday and is very hopeful that we can secure the appropriate funding to fix the damage using ecologically sound technologies that allow the migration of multiple species in the river. This will be an improvement on the previous structure which made it difficult for [...]
Repairing Rotted Frames
With the help of a cherry-picker, we have finished repairs and repainted all the window frames on the mill and the house. Also managed to clear off the loose moss on the front roof of the house (the rear is proving trickier!).
Cherry Picker Fun Weekend
The cherry-picker was tall enough to get over the top of the mill building and inspect & clear the gutters, trim back the ivy from under the eves and roof tiles, and clean the sides of the loft hoist. Final job was to repair and re-paint the timber soffit & barge boards on the [...]
Lapstock!
Lapstock's 9th year was a fantastic success and something we were honored to take part in. See Lapstock's website for full details.
Seen in the leat
We saw this in the leat earlier! If you can identify the species please let the Environment Agency know immediately.
Realign vertical drive shaft
Following Martin's visit in May, the vertical drive shaft has been jacked up and repositioned to engage the two gears (wallower & pit-wheel) correctly but the bearing foot still needs clamping in place before running the gear. This requires a small proprietary clasp to be factored however, we are now able to turn the water [...]
Visit by Martin Watts, Author and Millwright
Thank you to Martin Watts whose informative visit to Lapford Mill shed much light on the maintenance, management and running of the mill. Martin had visited Lapford Mill previously in 1983 and was able to make several recommendations, as well as sharing some of his photos from thirty years ago! You can see these in [...]
