Large overshot waterwheel at the Foster Beck Flax Mill (circa 1800), upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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The wheel is 34 feet in diameter and was still working in 1967 when the mill closed. It was fully restored in 1980 and the building is now the Water Mill Inn.

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Size: 5260px × 3318px
Location: upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Joe Doylem / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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