Tellisford Mill

Building in Somerset, England
51°18′00″N 2°16′50″W / 51.2999°N 2.2806°W / 51.2999; -2.2806Construction startedc. 11th centuryCompleted2007 (restored)Cost£135,000[1]

Tellisford Mill is a 55 kilowatts (74 hp) installed capacity micro hydro run-of-the-river power station on the site of a former watermill in the village of Tellisford in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The mill lies on the River Frome, 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) north-east of the town of Frome.

Old Francis turbine at Tellisford Mill

Part of the Mendip Power Group,[2] the mill was restored to power in April 2007 using a German-made 55 kW vertically mounted Kaplan turbine, which is expected to produce on average 270 megawatt-hours (970 GJ) per year.[3][4] The turbine replaced a 6 kW (8.0 hp) Francis turbine built in 1895.[2]

Tellisford Mill is also home to a photographic studio.

References

  1. ^ "Tellisford Mill 1066 to 2009" (PDF). Bath University. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Anthony Battersby & Rachel Feilden (2009). "Tellisford Mill 1066 to 2009: From Corn to Kilowatts" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Tellisford Mill's 55kW hydro plant lights up the community". Centre for Renewable Energy. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Environment Agency Application". The London Gazette. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

External links

Media related to Tellisford Mill at Wikimedia Commons

  • Gants Mill – a similar installation
  • Tellisford Mill at Somerset Rivers