Water Mills Collection

Mabry Mill, restored and working, Blue Ridge Parkway, south Appalachian Mountains, Virginia, United States of America, North America

Sturminster Newton Mill and River Stour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The mill of Fombuena, Spain, 1884 (engraving)
AIS5355275 The mill of Fombuena, Spain, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: The mill of Fombuena (Spain) Engraving from 1884.); © Iberfoto

The paper mill La Guipuzcoana, in Tolosa, Spain, 19th century (litho)
AIS5355988 The paper mill La Guipuzcoana, in Tolosa, Spain, 19th century (litho); © Iberfoto

Windmills at the Aden salt basins in Yemen
3562759 Windmills at the Aden salt basins in Yemen by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Aden, Yemen 1920-25/10/1930 Photographer: A. Abassi); Alinari Archives, Florence

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712993 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving)
8672354 Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

English Windmills: Pluckley (b/w photo)
8628764 English Windmills: Pluckley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pluckley)

English Windmills: Sandhurst, 1930 (b/w photo)
8628763 English Windmills: Sandhurst, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sandhurst, 1930)

English Windmills: Sandhurst Mill in working condition (b/w photo)
8628762 English Windmills: Sandhurst Mill in working condition (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sandhurst Mill in working condition)

English Windmills: Willesborough (b/w photo)
8628758 English Windmills: Willesborough (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willesborough)

English Windmills: The Post Mill at Outwood (b/w photo)
8628753 English Windmills: The Post Mill at Outwood (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Post Mill at Outwood)

English Windmills: Hailsham Mill (b/w photo)
8628744 English Windmills: Hailsham Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hailsham Mill)

English Windmills: Patcham (b/w photo)
8628727 English Windmills: Patcham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patcham)

English windmills: Little Saling (b/w photo)
8628830 English windmills: Little Saling (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Saling)

English windmills: East Tilbury (b/w photo)
8628820 English windmills: East Tilbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East Tilbury)

English windmills: Terling (b/w photo)
8628815 English windmills: Terling (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terling)

English windmills: Lacey Green (b/w photo)
8628793 English windmills: Lacey Green (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lacey Green)

English windmills: Baker Street, Orsett (b/w photo)
8628817 English windmills: Baker Street, Orsett (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baker Street, Orsett)

English Windmills: Base of Rolvenden Post Mill (b/w photo)
8628790 English Windmills: Base of Rolvenden Post Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Base of Rolvenden Post Mill)

English Windmills: Chillenden Mill (b/w photo)
8628789 English Windmills: Chillenden Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chillenden Mill)

English Windmills: Barham (b/w photo)
8628785 English Windmills: Barham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barham)

English Windmills: Stanford Mill, 1928 (b/w photo)
8628784 English Windmills: Stanford Mill, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanford Mill, 1928)

English Windmills: Shiremark Mill, Capel (b/w photo)
8628749 English Windmills: Shiremark Mill, Capel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shiremark Mill, Capel)

English Windmills: Argos Hill (b/w photo)
8628736 English Windmills: Argos Hill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Argos Hill)

English Windmills: Cross-in-Hand (b/w photo)
8628725 English Windmills: Cross-in-Hand (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross-in-Hand)

English Windmills: Polegate (b/w photo)
8628724 English Windmills: Polegate (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polegate)

English Windmills: Shipley Mill (b/w photo)
8628722 English Windmills: Shipley Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shipley Mill)

English Windmills: Rye Mill before the fire (b/w photo)
8628720 English Windmills: Rye Mill before the fire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rye Mill before the fire)

The Mill, Guy's Cliff, Warwick (b/w photo)
8641204 The Mill, Guy's Cliff, Warwick (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mill, Guy's Cliff, Warwick)

A merry mill (coloured photo)
8655984 A merry mill (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A merry mill. Boys having a fight. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The mill at Cobham (litho)
8671959 The mill at Cobham (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mill at Cobham. Illustration for Picturesque Surrey)

Wild Flowers of the Holy Land: Opuntia Ficus Indica, Mill; Prickly Pear (coloured engraving)
8675556 Wild Flowers of the Holy Land: Opuntia Ficus Indica, Mill; Prickly Pear (coloured engraving) by Zeller, Hannah (1838-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opuntia Ficus Indica)

Letter M: Mill
DUV4217028 Letter M: Mill; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

J K L M : jackdaws, kite, ladder, mill, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225090 J K L M : jackdaws, kite, ladder, mill, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries)

The formation of new ranges - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools
DUV4219835 The formation of new ranges - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools, education houses and families. Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897

Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene
LUX4764664 Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene. Pair of oxen, yoke, windmill Cretan, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Niepili, CR)

Germany, Hamburg, 1866 (engraving)
UTD4920428 Germany, Hamburg, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Germany, Hamburg, original text : the Zeughausmarkt (market place) and the new Millerntor (town gate) in the year 1700

Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850
3480172 Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Bottomley's Shelf Mills; near Halifax; Yorkshire. Alpaca and worsted were produced)

To the King's most excellent Majesty this view of the River & Shipping at Limehouse, 1793 (aquatint & etching)
7342491 To the King's most excellent Majesty this view of the River & Shipping at Limehouse, 1793 (aquatint & etching, hand-coloured) by Dodd

Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured)
7341611 Isle of Dogs as seen from the docks at Rotherhithe, 1821 (aquatint, coloured) by Timms, W. (19th century); 18.3x25 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W. H)

Sussex: The Mill, Shermanbury (litho)
8674122 Sussex: The Mill, Shermanbury (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mill, Shermanbury)

English Windmills: Smarden Bell (b/w photo)
8628765 English Windmills: Smarden Bell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smarden Bell)

English Windmills: Frittenden (b/w photo)
8628757 English Windmills: Frittenden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frittenden)

English Windmills: Wimbledon Common Mill (b/w photo)
8628750 English Windmills: Wimbledon Common Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wimbledon Common Mill)

English Windmills: Ockley Mill (b/w photo)
8628745 English Windmills: Ockley Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ockley Mill)

English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)
8628743 English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackboys Mill)

English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo)
8628742 English Windmills: Blackboys Mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackboys Mill)

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Water mills have long been a symbol of human ingenuity and the harmonious coexistence between mankind and nature. From the picturesque Mabry Mill in the Blue Ridge Parkway, nestled amidst the majestic south Appalachian Mountains, to Sturminster Newton Mill standing proudly on the banks of River Stour in Dorset, England, these structures tell stories of resilience and restoration. In Sheffield's c. 1826 plan, part of its townships showcases how they were integral to powering industries that shaped communities. Meanwhile, Historical Hackenberger mill in Saarburg, Germany stands as a testament to both history and natural beauty with Leuk waterfalls cascading nearby. Houghton Mill in Cambridgeshire is another example where River Great Ouse flows gracefully beside it. This idyllic scene has inspired artists throughout history; from lithographs depicting The Indian Rising on North-West Frontier to colorful depictions like The Mill or Shakespeare gazing at water-mills below London Bridge. These they can not just relics frozen in time but living entities that continue their work today. Houghton Mill still grinds grain while Mabry Mill operates as a fully restored working mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway. As we marvel at these remarkable feats of engineering across different continents - from Europe's United Kingdom to Germany - let us remember that they represent our ability to harness nature's power for our benefit while preserving its inherent beauty. Water mills stand as timeless reminders of our connection with rivers and streams that have sustained civilizations for centuries.