Sarehole Mill -

Birmingham's last water mill

Sarehole Mill was built in 1765 on the site of a previous building called Biddle's Mill which dates back to 1540.
For most of Sarehole's life, it was a corn grinding mill but in the early part of the 19th century, it was used for blade grinding as well as making flour.
The Mill is open to the public from April to October and to school parties throughout the year.
Topics studied are: Victorian England; gears, levers and pulleys; Rivers and Flour making.

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  The History of the Mill
  Making Flour
  The Tolkien Connection
  The Building
  The Machines and the water wheels
  All about millstones
  Work done by schools
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