Cheddleton Flint Mill

The 90 year old woman who lives in this house grew up in the house below.

This was her kitchen as a child. Her father was the last operator of this 2 wheel mill seen below. The second wheel is to the left of Nick Scott, the owner of the Willow. The mill owner did everything. He unloaded the barges of limestone, he heated the limestone blocks in a kiln so he could move the smaller pieces of flint into the mill where he would grind it and put it in barrels, load it on barges and send it down the canal to the potteries. He also did all the repairs and upkeep on the mill. He was the only person who worked here.