It was also the first mill anywhere to use a steam engine, which pumped water onto a waterwheel. By 1800 Manchester had emerged as the world's first industrial city and the centre of the world ...

It was also the first mill anywhere to use a steam engine, which pumped water onto a waterwheel. By 1800 Manchester had emerged as the world's first industrial city and the centre of the world ...

Until the advent of the steam engine ... for 2,000 hours last year Running the impressive waterwheel at their flagship museum at Dunkirk Mill near Nailsworth, the Charitable trust are the go ...

the mill underwent significant changes to incorporate new technology. This included the removal of the waterwheel, the installation of a water turbine, and the addition of a large steam engine ...