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[[File:Daniel's Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1491921.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Daniel's Mill]][[File:Daniels bridge and mill - geograph.org.uk - 682382.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right|Daniel's Mill, seen through the arches of Oldbury Viaduct]]Daniel's Daniels Mill is a watermill visible from the train as it crosses [[Oldbury Viaduct]].

It was probably built in Its source of water is a mile-long stream from the Potseething Spring to the late 18th century[[River Severn]].<ref>Trinder, Barrie Stuart, The industrial archaeology of Shropshire, Phillimore (January 1996), p. However it is 11</ref> The earliest reference to a mill on the site of an earlier mill, possibly dating dates back to the late 15th century. The mill has been restored to working condition, buildings were substantially altered and is open to enlarged during the public17th and 18th centuries. The present mill wheel on the north side is 39ft in diameter and was made in c. 1855 by Abraham Darby IV at [[Coalbrookdale|The Coalbrookdale Company]]. It is made of both of cast and wrought-iron and drives three pairs of stones. It is perhaps the last of its type to have survived and is the largest waterwheel powering a corn mill still working in England today.<ref>DanielsMill.co.uk</ref> Although often referred to as Daniel's Mill its website and charity title omit the apostrophe.

The mill has been restored to working condition, and is open to the public. It has remained in family ownership for 300 years . It is operated by the Daniels Mill Trust, Charity No. 1123673, whose aim is to maintain and preserve the water mill for the public education & benefit.<ref>[http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1123673&subid=0 Daniels Mill Trust, Charities Commission webpage] (Retrieved 21 February 2019)</ref>  Alan Georgewas a supporter of the railway and one of the founder members of the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]]. He and his wife Joyce Thomason took on the mill in 1958 after the death of her father who had been the previous owner/miller. After closure of the line, BR engineers intended to demolish Oldbury Viaduct but Mr George refused permission.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 104.</ref> He continued milling until the 2010s when their eldest son Peter took over the ownerbulk of the milling, with the aid of the Trust's volunteers. Alan George died in November 2017.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/danielsmillbridgnorth/photos/it-is supporter -with-great-sadness-that-we-have-to-inform-all-our-friends-of -daniels-mill-/1798839593468401/ Daniels Mill Facebook 9 December 2017] (Retrieved 3 January 2023)</ref>  Daniels Mill was damaged during the SVR since its early days[[2007 Storm Damage|2007 storms]].<ref>[https://pascoe-ltd.co.uk/project/daniels-mill-slope-reconstruction/ P&S Consulting Engineers website] (Retrieved 29 December 2018)</ref> ==See also==[[From The Window]] ==References==<references/>

*[http://www.danielsmill.co.uk www.danielsmill.co.uk]*[https://www.aboutbridgnorth.com/daniels-mill/ About Bridgnorth]*[https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/daniels-mill-eardington-7787 Historic England]