Water is a finite, reliable and potentially very large power source, which was widely exploited throughout Britain. Today, many water resources are needed for public water supply, but this was not the situation three hundred years ago when watermills were in their heyday.

This evocative collection of archive photographs from the world-famous Francis Frith Collection show windmills and watermills in all their glory.

Frith's historic photographs are renowned the world over for their clarity and fine detail. Unlike many local history books that reproduce old postcards, this book is packed with high-quality photographs carefully chosen from the Frith archive, and in which you will find much fascinating detail. Most have not been published in book form before.