Like most buildings, a tide mill does not escape the passage of time and

therefore maintenance. Whilst the structure and fabric of the building has

been reasonably maintained, to the extent the mill is a public attraction and

offers an ‘experience’, the working innards are equally important to be

maintained.

Project Services:

We were commissioned to assist in the delivery for replacement of the tide millstones (the stones are a set of two large 1 tonne heavy discs that rotate

to grind grain into flour – made and delivered from Holland).

This was a challenge!

On behalf of the client, we: -

• Liaised with a local traffic control and management company specifically  pertaining to road closure signs and diversions.

• Supported local traffic control for the notification of the pending road closure  (withing a 3-mile radius).

• Completed Listed Building Consent for the removal and reinstatement of a window, including establishing a methodology and assessment for such.

• Discharged conditions on the road closure notice.

• Monitored the replacement of the Millstones to ensure smooth operation and that damage was not incurred to the Grade II* Listed Building (a condition of the Listed Building Consent).