Water mills and wind mills are hardly what springs to mind when you think of London are they? Well certainly not to me. However thanks to Diamond Geezer who has a link to odd events on each weekend, I learnt that last weekend was national mills open day. Although I made a list and planned to see several, thanks to TFL (transport of London) getting around London was nigh on a miracle last weekend. However I did manage to get to House Mill in Bromley-by-Bow, just a 20 minute trip on the district line.A rather impressive mill built in 1776, partly restored, in desperate need of more funds to continue the fabulous restoration so any millionaires reading this, £500,000 would just about do it.
In medieval times the mill produced flour for local bakers. It later made gunpowder, but its most successful product was gin. The water of London was not drinkable (I'm not convinced this has changed), however back in the 1700's ale or gin were the chosen liquids. (again not sure this has changed much either).
