Gayle Mill, North Yorkshire

The waterwheel was removed and replaced with a Thomson double-vortex turbine, built by Williamsons (now Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd) of Kendal.

[4][7] In its heyday, the 10 hp (7.46 kW) created by the turbine drove a range of woodworking machinery – a rack sawbench, circular saw, thicknesser (planer), and lathes – by a series of belts and pulleys off a central line shaft.

[4] During the Second World War, soldiers from the Border Regiment and the Scots Guards were billeted in the top floor of the mill, and the millpond was used as a secret test location in the preparations for the Normandy landings.

[3] A Friends group was established from the local community and from that, with the assistance of the building owners (NECT) Gayle Mill Trust was formed.

The mill was operated as a centre for woodworking experience, providing training in traditional skills, a visitor attraction and an example of energy sustainability within the Yorkshire Dales National Park until March 2018.