The National Trust owned water powered cotton mill of
Gibson Mill
in Hardcastle Crags, Yorkshire has
reopened after an
extensive renovation,
partly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The vision for the mill is to run the centre, for locals and visitors, in a
sustainable way.
The mill generates its own electricity via turbines (both a restored 1927 one, and a modern one), with solar and biomass energy
sources also involved. Even the lifts are human powered!
Gibson Mill reopened to the public