OLD 'Working' WATER WHEEL on display - Snuff Mills, Bristol, UK
WATER WHEEL:
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a wheel (usually constructed from wood or metal), with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface.
Water wheels were still in commercial use well into the 20th century but they are no longer in common use. Uses included milling flour in gristmills, grinding wood into pulp for papermaking, hammering wrought iron, machining, ore crushing and pounding fiber for use in the manufacture of cloth.
Some water wheels are fed by water from a mill pond, which is formed when a flowing stream is dammed. A channel for the water flowing to or from a water wheel is called a mill race. The race bringing water from the mill pond to the water wheel is a headrace; the one carrying water after it has left the wheel is commonly referred to as a tailrace......[1]
SNUFF MILLS:
Snuff Mills is a park in the Stapleton area of north Bristol, also known as Whitwood Mill.
There are pleasant walks along the steep wooded banks of the River Frome, for example to Oldbury Court. The park was purchased in 1926 by the Corporation of Bristol as a pleasure walk for citizens of Bristol and restored in the 1980s by the Fishponds Local History Society.
The park's name originates from one of the millers. His nickname was 'Snuffy Jack' because his smock was always covered in snuff.[1]
The park includes an old quarry and a stone mill. The old mill within the park was used for cutting and crushing stone from the many quarries along the Frome Valley during the late 19th century. It contains a waterwheel, egg-ended boiler in its setting and the remains of a vertical steam engine. Despite the name, tobacco snuff was never ground in this mill.
Today, Snuff Mills is still a popular site for locals and visitors who come to enjoy the tranquility and natural surroundings. This stretch of the River Frome is also home to some of Bristol's otters.
BRISTOL:
Bristol is a city and county[4] in South West England with a population of 459,300.[5] The wider district has the 10th-largest population in England.[6] The urban area population of 724,000 is the 8th-largest in the UK.[2] The city borders North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, with the cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south-east and north-east, respectively. South Wales lies across the Severn estuary.
Iron Age hill forts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon, and around the beginning of the 11th century the settlement was known as Brycgstow (Old English the place at the bridge). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373, when it became a county of itself. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities after London in tax receipts. Bristol was surpassed by the rapid rise of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in the Industrial Revolution.
Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497 John Cabot, a Venetian, became the first European since the Vikings to land on mainland North America. In 1499 William Weston, a Bristol merchant, was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America. At the height of the Bristol slave trade, from 1700 to 1807, more than 2,000 slave ships carried an estimated 500,000 people from Africa to slavery in the Americas. The Port of Bristol has since moved from Bristol Harbour in the city centre to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock.
Bristol's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries, and the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture. The city has the largest circulating community currency in the UK—the Bristol pound, which is pegged to the Pound sterling. The city has two universities, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, and a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues including the Royal West of England Academy, the Arnolfini, Spike Island, Ashton Gate and the Memorial Stadium. It is connected to London and other major UK cities by road and rail, and to the world by sea and air: road, by the M5 and M4 (which connect to the city centre by the Portway and M32); rail, via Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway mainline rail stations; and Bristol Airport.....
A small Weir on the River Frome - Snuff Mills, Bristol
Weir:
A weir /wɪər/ or low head dam is a barrier across the horizontal width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. There are many designs of weir, but commonly water flows freely over the top of the weir crest before cascading down to a lower level.
Snuff Mills:
Snuff Mills is a park in the Stapleton area of north Bristol, also known as Whitwood Mill.
There are pleasant walks along the steep wooded banks of the River Frome, for example to Oldbury Court. The park was purchased in 1926 by the Corporation of Bristol as a pleasure walk for citizens of Bristol and restored in the 1980s by the Fishponds Local History Society.
The park's name originates from one of the millers. His nickname was 'Snuffy Jack' because his smock was always covered in snuff.[1]
The park includes an old quarry and a stone mill. The old mill within the park was used for cutting and crushing stone from the many quarries along the Frome Valley during the late 19th century. It contains a waterwheel, egg-ended boiler in its setting and the remains of a vertical steam engine. Despite the name, tobacco snuff was never ground in this mill.
Today, Snuff Mills is still a popular site for locals and visitors who come to enjoy the tranquility and natural surroundings. This stretch of the River Frome is also home to some of Bristol's otters.
United States:
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America (/əˈmɛrɪkə/), is a federal republic[16][17] composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.[fn 6] Forty-eight states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.[19]
At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2)[20] and with over 324 million people, the United States is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area,[fn 7] and the third-most populous. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city is New York City; twelve other major metropolitan areas—each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants—are Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Riverside.
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Discovering Bristol’s Pirate Past - Bristol Quayside
We have visited Bristol in the South West of England a number of times and despite being a frequent visitor to the city it is surprising how many places we just ignore and walk past.
This time I (Mr W) took some time and tried the free ‘Bristol Quayside Adventure’ audio tour which you can find at
Just to confirm this is NOT a sponsored video, this was my own little trip.
There are also a number of other audio tours about Bristol which guide you through the history of the city.
The tour I chose takes you back to Bristol’s pirate past around the old city and harbour with stories about Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, the real Robinson Crusoe and the privateers of 18th century Bristol.
The Bristol audio tours take about 1 to 2 hours to complete depending on how long you stop and are definitely worth giving a go.
The main stops on the Bristol Quayside Walk:
1:40 The Merchants Venturers Almshouses, King Street
2:44 The Theatre Royal, King Street
3:04 The Llandoger Trow
4:07 Welsh Back
4:49 Queen Square
6:01 Woodes Rogers, Merchant and Privateer
6:51 The Hole in the Wall pub
7:50 Redcliffe Caves
8:46 The Ostrich Inn
9:01 Bristol Harbour
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The Most Haunted Place In Bristol
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Some sandstone climbs in the Frome Valley at Bristol
The Frome river cuts through the landscape north east of Bristol, creating a valley whose sides are scattered with sandstone outcrops and old quarries. For many climbers in Bristol this quiet place has defined the essence of esoteric and been shunned in comparison to Avon Gorge. The rock here is dirty, frequently wet, and often breaks unexpectedly. The occasional whiff of sewage can be smelt in the air. Or perhaps the ghosts of one of Bristol’s most haunted spots have scared everyone away?
Yet a few local activists have been exploring this intriguing place over the years. People like Ron King, Rob Kingston, Dave Vousden, Martin Crocker, Mark Davies, and Guy Percival have embraced cobwebs, park wardens, dogs, and risk to create a series of climbs throughout the valley. In the process they have come to realise the true meaning of esoteric.
Filmed and edited by Oliver Keynes with additional footage by Ron King, Mark Davies, Dan Savory and Dave Brown.
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*SCARY* Abandoned Hotel in Bristol UK
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The Story of Snuff Mills.
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4: Bristol Urban Excursionist - Following the River Frome - St Judes to Snuff Mills - April 2018
Episode four. Continuing from where we left off on the previous adventure we pick up the course of the River Frome in St. Judes, Bristol. We're steeped in the industrial history of this part of the river amongst rusty warehouses, old factories and massive stone walls. We pause to examine an iron relic from the heroic age of Brunel and the Great Western and meander our way through Riverside Park to find another Frome cousin, the Horfield Brook (episode 5). The Frome disappears beneath the concrete jungle for a while and we zoom past the towering new apartment blocks of Junction 3. Motorway City flashes past at speed as we climb high above the motorway to take in a view of the flood plains to the East of the city. We soon find ourselves below ground-level in the dry riverbed, see the new railway bridge under construction and then head-off under the flyover to find the Frome again. It emerges into daylight amongst the roaring flood-waters on their diversion to the Avon Gorge and then wanders around the back of the Ikea megastore that was once home to Bristol's Greyhound racing stadium. The 20th Century looms overhead in the shape of an enormous concrete overpass, but it's the last we'll see of the great city today. A quick detour sees the river wandering through the back gardens of Eastville on it's way to meet the Avon and we stop to take in an old farmhouse and a concrete bridge from the first age of the motor car. At last we are in the country away from the bustle and noise and float by some peaceful allotments on the riverbank before stopping opposite the cricket pavilion to imagine those warm summer days. Another tributary comes to join us flowing down from Channel Hill, Fishponds as dogs frolic in the clear, icy water. We appreciate the pent-up power of the river valley that for centuries powered small industries providing us with stone, flour and snuff before another detour beckons us astray up an old farm track. A crumbling stone wall and a cattle-stile are a reminder of ancient times past before suburbia reached out beyond the city and we pause to appreciate the peace and quiet of the gorge before heading onwards across an old Lichen-covered bridge. A wonderful stone-lined track leads us upwards past old cottages draped in ivy and climbing spring flowers and we cross the river again on a bridge from the 1920's to peer at the rushing waters below. We next arrive at the old Snuff Mill and stop to see the awesome power of the Frome in full flood and some early scented flowers in bloom tended by volunteers. There is evidence of industries-past and an old stone quarry that would have supplied many buildings in the area dripping with luscious green foliage. This brings us to the end of this episode amongst families enjoying a Sunday walk with the promise of further explorations to come. To accompany us on our way The Fascinator has composed some meandering, liminal music reminiscent of the Conservatoire replete with muted brass, harps and floaty pianos. In contrast Ninja-stye beats and cuts echo off the concrete superstructure.
Route:
Wellington Rd, Bristol BS2 9DA heading NE
Frome Valley Walkway NE
Peel Street
Under Easton Way A4320
Baptist Mills Court
M32 NE
New Gatton Road footbridge
Fox Road E
Fox Park
Stapleton Road A432 NE
New Stadium Road W
Muller Road B4469 W
Stapleton Road B4058 NE
Glenfrome Road SW the NE
Frome Valley Walkway E
Eastville Park lake
Black Rocks
Wickham Glen W
Colston Hill
Wickham Hill NE
Wickham Court
Broom Hill NE
Frome Terrace
School Lane
River View E
Snuff Mills
Frome Valley Walkway E
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The Unexplained - Haunted Bristol Documentary
A short documentary about some of the haunted places around the city of Bristol.
Featuring tour guide John, from Haunted and Hidden Bristol walking tours, giving a small example of some of the stories featured on the tour.
Also featuring Dan, a believer in the paranormal, explaining his chilling encounter with a ghost.
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