In 1971 the old Georgian three story mill buildings and the associated miller’s house were demolished as part of a road widening scheme. The road widening did not take place as originally planned, so the High Wycombe Society undertook some restoration of the mill and its machinery.
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The mill is powered by a cast iron breast shot water wheel. A breast shot wheel is one where the water feeds into the wheel at around the level of the shaft, as opposed to an overshot wheel where the water falls from above onto the wheel, or undershot where the water flows below the wheel. The wheel was manufactured by a foundry in Lane End, and was installed in about 1860. – From PannMill.org.uk
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