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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 Mill is a watermill visible from the train as it crosses [[Oldbury Viaduct]]
It was probably built in the late 18th century. However it is 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>
The mill has been restored to working condition, and is open to the public. It has remained in family ownership for 300 years and Alan George, the owner, is has been a supporter of the SVR since its early days. ==See also==[[From The Window]] ==References==<references/>
==Links==
*[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]
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