Millend Mill, Eastington

Helena and I went on a guided walk to explore the industrial history of a small part of Eastington, a village a couple of miles to the west of Stroud. It turned out to be wonderfully surprising, showing us hidden gems we didn't know about and revealing an important history mostly related to the woollen industry.

One of the places we saw was Millend Mill, which was only finally rebuilt to look like this, a conversion into twelve apartments, about two years ago. Before that it was a near ruin having lost its roof and been gutted. It dates from the early 19th century but the site has probably had a mill since the 12th century.

I will go back again to explore more closely and hunt out some other areas that were alluded to, but which we didn't have time to fully explore.