The unique history of a special site...
Nestled on an island between the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation in Stourton, South Leeds, Thwaite Mills is one of the last remaining examples of a water-powered mill in Britain.
Experience water powered industry in action! Feel the force of water power and how solid rock can be turned into paint and putty.
Visit the engineer’s workshop to see the equipment that repaired the wheels and machinery on site.
Step back in time inside Thwaite House, a fine Georgian Grade II listed building. Learn how workers from the cottages at ‘Dandy Row’ lived self-sufficiently on the island.
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