Restoration of this eighteenth century cotton mill spectacularly set beside Gayle Beck. The project has included the full restoration of the building and its comprehensive water powered infrastructure including it’s weirs, timber and stone leats (mill races) and wheel pit. The project was a finalist in the 2004 BBC series, ‘Restoring England’s Heritage’.
Watch here:
- BBC One – Restoring England’s Heritage, North East and Cumbria
- Gayle Mill’s restoration success story 10 years on – BBC News
