Map Type: | Somerset |
Coordinates: | 51.2999°N -2.2806°W |
Tellisford Mill | |
Location Town: | Frome, Somerset |
Location Country: | England |
Construction Start Date: | c. 11th century |
Completion Date: | 2007 (restored) |
Cost: | £135,000[1] |
Tellisford Mill is a installed capacity micro hydro run-of-the-river power station on the site of a former watermill in the village of Tellisford in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The mill lies on the River Frome, NaNmiles north-east of the town of Frome.Part of the Mendip Power Group,[2] the mill was restored to power in April 2007 using a German-made 55 kW vertically mounted Kaplan turbine, which is expected to produce on average per year.[3] [4] The turbine replaced a 6kW Francis turbine built in 1895.
Tellisford Mill is also home to a photographic studio.