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Dunham Mill dates back to the medieval period; it was one of only a handful of mills in this part of Cheshire.

The millpond for the old Hazlewick mill was fed by the River Mole, which flowed close to Three Bridges railway station (on the left through the trees).

This group of buildings (dated 1668) flanks the bridge over the River Lark, which provided power for the water mill. John Godfrey installed a steam engine and roller milling plant in the 1880s.

The advent of the power-loom, however, brought about a decline, but by 1900 new industries had sprung up, including printing at Locher Mill, a laundry at Glentyan Mill and flax and paper mills at Johnstone

This particular view is from the Old Mill at Harnham, and shows the Mill itself, the river and the water meadows as well as the Cathedral.

The imposing main block of Dewhurst's Mill. By the 1830s there were 44 cotton mills in the Craven district, the main centres being Skipton, Settle and Barnoldswick.

This was a white weatherboarded smock mill with a brick base. The photograph shows the mill in full working order. Alas, it was burnt down in 1930.

A mill has stood on this site for over a thousand years. It was owned by the Benedictine monks at nearby Ramsey Abbey, whom the local farmers tended to regard as crooks.

The mill, which dates from c1730, occupies the site of a mill which has stood here since at least the 14th century.

Beyond the castle is the tidal mill; it is set on a causeway which dams the Carew River, forming this 23-acre mill-pond.

The post mill, which stood to the north of the cottage, was built in 1829 and demolished in 1912. Mill Cottage and the converted barn called Granary House are all that remain of the mill complex.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Cark was a busy mill town. The bridge here spans the River Eea, which powered the mill close by.

he first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay. Between 1787 and 1834, the number of cotton mills opened in Scotland rocketed from just 19 to 134.

Now used as a forge, the old mill was originally used for the grinding of corn.

Industry at Nash Mills has now disappeared to become a new housing development.

The Lynch Walk runs between the deep main channel of the River Lim (left) and the higher-level leat towards Town Mills (right).

The first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay. Between 1787 and 1834, the number of cotton mills in Scotland rocketed from just 19 to 134.

The Checker and its associated ranges probably survived because they were close to the mill stream and the industrial heart of the medieval town with its watermill, and thus they soon found alternative

Previously a corn mill, the building was converted to manufacture hand-made paper in 1713.

This busy mill, powered by the waters of the river Roeburn, ruled the lives of cottagers in the 17th and 18th centuries.

This is a superb view of the mill. We can clearly see the mill race and weir. Note also the spire of the church in the centre of the picture.

Situated on the island between the river and the mill stream is the Cosenor's House, now mainly 18th- and 19th-century, but replacing a medieval building.

Curiously, as the Skindles Hotel expanded, it was cut in two by Mill Lane (which led to Taplow Mills).

This tall Lincolnshire-style brick tower mill, seven storeys high, was built in 1819; it was powered by five patent sails and winded by a fantail.