First Floor

This floor was almost entirely missing when restoration began, so it is difficult to be sure what the space was used for, presumably storage.   It is now used as the workshop for the restoration, and for occasional exhibitions along with the ground floor.

 Note that the window above the stairs has been modified, presumably for the steam engine on the floor below, or its boiler that stood outside the mill immediately below the window.

 On the wall is an original flail used to beat ears of wheat to separate the grain from the chaff:  this would normally be done in a barn.   Also displayed is an original yoke that was placed across a person’s shoulders to carry heavy weights from each end.   A pair of old shears is also on show.   Whether these were originally from the mill is not known.   They might have been used in the mill for cutting sacks, cord, etc, or perhaps in the local area for shearing sheep.