Introduction
This is a place that myself and @V50jake have done before but we wanted to go back and get some better photos as Jake was using his old Canon from the dark ages and I was using my phone so decided to take another look last month on our Wales exploring trip.
History & Information
Gafnan Corn Mill is a Grade II* Listed Building situated in North Anglesey. It was a water-powered corn mill featuring a pair of stones. The current building was constructed in the early to mid-1800s, but a paper dated 1617 from the National Library of Wales mentions ‘Kafnant’ mill which was owned by Mrs Mostyn and appears on a map of the Bodorgan Estate surveyed by Lewis Morris around the 18th Century which signifies that there may have been an older mill on the site beforehand. Water from the mill was originally diverted from the river Gafnan, but now passes to the side of the mill via a stream that runs into the sea.
Later, in the early 20th Century the mill was owned by the Carreglwyd Estate and was recorded as disused when the estate was sold in 1918. Listing status was gained in 2000 thanks to its decent condition with most of its machinery still extant. The external waterwheel is also present but it isn’t in great condition.
The mill spans across two floors, much of the machinery and the cogs, etc are on the lower floor, whilst the upper floor houses a drum on the ceiling and a couple of grinding stones. The floor up here isn’t the sturdiest though!
It also appears on various OS Maps, here it is annotated on an early 1900s map as disused:
The Explore
Like last time, it was a very chilled wander. The entry point, although fairly small, remains unchanged and the area itself is lovely right by the sea. A public footpath runs straight past the mill and there were a few people wandering about. We spent a good hour/hour and a half inside getting shots and looking around.
Onto the photos starting with some externals:
Not sure what this side room was for but it wasn't accessible, I assume it was used simply for storage:
I completely forgot to get a photo of the external water wheel on this trip, so here's a low-quality phone pic from last time:
Heading inside, starting with the lower floor where most machinery remains:
The strange heron ornament always moves around every now and then, here he is sitting on the random chair inside:
Heading upstairs...
Mill stones:
The drum, this was impressive:
Looking down to the cogs through a gap...
And that is all, thanks for looking!
This is a place that myself and @V50jake have done before but we wanted to go back and get some better photos as Jake was using his old Canon from the dark ages and I was using my phone so decided to take another look last month on our Wales exploring trip.
History & Information
Gafnan Corn Mill is a Grade II* Listed Building situated in North Anglesey. It was a water-powered corn mill featuring a pair of stones. The current building was constructed in the early to mid-1800s, but a paper dated 1617 from the National Library of Wales mentions ‘Kafnant’ mill which was owned by Mrs Mostyn and appears on a map of the Bodorgan Estate surveyed by Lewis Morris around the 18th Century which signifies that there may have been an older mill on the site beforehand. Water from the mill was originally diverted from the river Gafnan, but now passes to the side of the mill via a stream that runs into the sea.
Later, in the early 20th Century the mill was owned by the Carreglwyd Estate and was recorded as disused when the estate was sold in 1918. Listing status was gained in 2000 thanks to its decent condition with most of its machinery still extant. The external waterwheel is also present but it isn’t in great condition.
The mill spans across two floors, much of the machinery and the cogs, etc are on the lower floor, whilst the upper floor houses a drum on the ceiling and a couple of grinding stones. The floor up here isn’t the sturdiest though!
It also appears on various OS Maps, here it is annotated on an early 1900s map as disused:
The Explore
Like last time, it was a very chilled wander. The entry point, although fairly small, remains unchanged and the area itself is lovely right by the sea. A public footpath runs straight past the mill and there were a few people wandering about. We spent a good hour/hour and a half inside getting shots and looking around.
Onto the photos starting with some externals:
Not sure what this side room was for but it wasn't accessible, I assume it was used simply for storage:
I completely forgot to get a photo of the external water wheel on this trip, so here's a low-quality phone pic from last time:
Heading inside, starting with the lower floor where most machinery remains:
The strange heron ornament always moves around every now and then, here he is sitting on the random chair inside:
Heading upstairs...
Mill stones:
The drum, this was impressive:
Looking down to the cogs through a gap...
And that is all, thanks for looking!
