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Dyffryn Tanat and Region Development Trust
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Consultant David Higman MBE

Pen-y-Llan Mill


This mill is the third down the River Morda Valley.







Late 1700 map of the Oswestry area showing a mill at Penyllan






Penyllan Mill prior to its restoration.

Source Ken Owen.









Photo of Penyllan Mill today (Nov 2013)

Source Ken Owen.




1901 map showing Penyllan Mill and the mill race going from the bridge over the river morda on Penyllan Lane. Note the weir slightly down stream from the bridge which would have given enough depth of water to come up to the level of the sluice gate. No remains of the weir now exist.

Source Ken Owen

Good photo of the remains of the sluice gate at the head of the mill race next to the bridge on Penyllan Lane.

Sourcde Ken Owen

Nice photo of the restored Penyllan Mill and cottage.(8/8/18)

Source Ken Owen

Photo taken yesterday (8th August 2018) of the restored chimney of Penyllan Mill. Now a private dwelling with a log burner in the fireplace under the chimney.

Source John Delaney

One of the 6 pairs of grind stones from the Mill now positioned in the drive outside the mill

Source Ken Owen

One of a pair of the original grind stones at the entrance to the yard in front of the Mill

Source Ken Owen

One of the pulley wheels recovered from inside the mill during renovation work.

Source John Delaney

More metal artifacts recovered from inside the mill during renovation work

Source John Delaney

Nice copy of a poster advertising the sale of Penyllan Mill on 27th of June 1895 showing the mill at that time as a corn mill

Source John Delaney

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