Tellisford Mill

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Tellisford Mill
TellisfordMillRaceandTurbine.jpg
Head race and building housing the micro hydro turbine, Tellisford Mill
Tellisford Mill is located in Somerset
Tellisford Mill
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or cityFrome, Somerset
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°18′00″N 2°16′50″W / 51.2999°N 2.2806°W / 51.2999; -2.2806Coordinates: 51°18′00″N 2°16′50″W / 51.2999°N 2.2806°W / 51.2999; -2.2806
Construction startedc. 11th century
Completed2007 (restored)
Cost£135,000[1]

Tellisford Mill is a 55 kilowatts (74 hp) installed capacity micro hydro run-of-the-river power station on the site of a former watermill in the village of Tellisford in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The mill lies on the River Frome, 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) north-east of the town of Frome.

Old Francis turbine at Tellisford Mill

Part of the Mendip Power Group,[2] the mill was restored to power in April 2007 using a German-made 55 kW vertically mounted Kaplan turbine, which is expected to produce on average 270 megawatt-hours (970 GJ) per year.[3][4] The turbine replaced a 6 kW (8.0 hp) Francis turbine built in 1895.[2]

Tellisford Mill is also home to a photographic studio.

References[]

  1. ^ "Tellisford Mill 1066 to 2009" (PDF). Bath University. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Anthony Battersby & Rachel Feilden (2009). "Tellisford Mill 1066 to 2009: From Corn to Kilowatts" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Tellisford Mill's 55kW hydro plant lights up the community". Centre for Renewable Energy. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Environment Agency Application". The London Gazette. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

External links[]

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