Three mills on my river
They’ve been neighbours for centuries but the mills at Sturminster Newton, Fiddleford and Hinton St Mary have experienced different fortunes in recent years. Roger Guttridge shares his lifelong attachment to a grain-grinding threesome.
Published in June ’21
A wintry scene at Cut Mill. Credit: Anthony Blake
IT’S an ill wind that blows no-one any good, and the 2020 covid-19 lockdown certainly put Sturminster Newton’s ancient mill on the map. It missed out on its seasonal income from tourism, of course, but its short-term revival of commercial milling for Dorset outlets that were starved of their usual supplies captured the imaginations of media across the world.
Contrast picturesque Sturminster…
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