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Blennerhasset Mill
Green Bank, Aspatria, near Blennerhasset Village, Co. Cumbria
Pop-Pop Steam Boats
(a.k.a. Putt-Putt, Put-Put, Phut-Phut, Pouet-Pouet, Toc-Toc...) |
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Blennerhasset Mill is some distance to the north of the Village of Blennerhasset (spelled with a single letter "t", unlike the family name Blennerhassett which has two "tt") where the River Ellen forms its boundary. This is a water-driven flour mill deriving its power from the River Ellen, located near Green Bank, Aspatria. Built or rebuilt of sandstone c1647, it ground corn for the people of Blennerhasset and Baggrow. Restored in the 1990s by Andy Curle of Wigton with local volunteer help, the mill is a renewable energy project, surrounded by flourishing organic gardens, open to the public.
To aid the Mill project Andy Curle has for some years raised funds by making and selling his own design of tin-plate Pop-Pop Steam Boats. Great fun, for a good cause and constructed of recycled materials, the boats are available from Blennerhasset Mill, Green Bank, Aspatria, Cumbria CA7 3QQ, UK or from model fairs and exhibitions (in 2012 priced at £5.99 + £1.26 postage & packing), but before sending money do please confirm the
price as it may have changed).
Please note the boats are not obtainable from this website.
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BLENNERHASSET MILL CA7 3QQ |
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