Yarmouth Mill

Yarmouth Mill

A Mill has stood on this site since 1664 and believed to have been built of wood.

The present mill was built in 1793 by William Porter of Newport, a self-made man who could not read nor write. Yarmouth Mill was his last venture as the bank which financed him, took fright at the extent of his empire and withdrew its support.

Steam power was introduced at a later date, certainly by 1845 to supplement the weaker tides. The remains of the old brick chimney can be seen in this image at the north-east corner of the building.

Enjoy:)

Created by: Chriss35.

Tools Used: Kodak V1233

Created on: January 2009

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Comments:

Chriss35 from England on Jan 9, 2009 at 3:20 PM said:

Thank you Mike for your comments on this image, as Jas has pointed out what you think is 'black thing' is in fact a sea gull.

Brian, thanks for your comments on this image, yes we are so very lucky to have such a lot of historical interests on a small island.

Jas thanks for pointing out the 'black thing' on this image.

Chriss:)

Jas from England on Jan 8, 2009 at 11:18 AM said:

I think the 'black thing', is a sea gull Mike. It's more visible on the larger image. :)

Brianpaddock from ENGLAND on Jan 8, 2009 at 5:03 AM said:

great shot Chriss,we are lucky to have so many old buildings of historical interest. Well done

Grumpy from United Kingdom on Jan 6, 2009 at 3:18 PM said:

Hi chriss35 nice photo nice sky intresting info one building only one thing i would do and i hope you dont mind me saying .... just clone the black thing in sky

this would also be a great jigsaw too

mike

Chriss35 from England on Jan 6, 2009 at 11:56 AM said:

Thanks to Jas, Allen, Beverly & Ikka for your very kind comments on this image. I was very pleased with the way it turned out, as I only used a small compact camera.

Ikkacapellan from Germany/Europe on Jan 4, 2009 at 4:07 PM said:

Chriss just a lovely scene, like a wonderful idyll

Talsi from USA on Jan 3, 2009 at 5:46 PM said:

Pretty scene with the swans and reflections

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on Jan 3, 2009 at 5:14 PM said:

Beautiful Photo Chriss!! The swans and ducks really add to the view, It looks like they figured you had some food LOL.. Great photo and reflections of the mill in the water.

Jas from England on Jan 3, 2009 at 2:11 PM said:

You've captured the mill really well, Chriss. Lovely reflections in the water and I like how you captured the swans and ducks too. Very interesting information on the mill. :)

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