Alan Gifford comments: "Three courses of stonework below the curb were taken down and fully rebuilt. It was feared that they were too loose to withstand milling operations"
Alan Gifford comments: "The stone door frame was badly damaged so new pieces were cut and fitted in place. A decade later the stones have begun to blend in with the older stones."
Alan Gifford comments: "When digging to fit a cesspool tank we hit the same stone as the mill was originally built from and were able to extract sufficient material to repair the tower!"
Photographs of civil work after grants and voluntary input enabled the restoration to commence. This included building a new access road, providing essential services, building a visitor centre and structural work on the mill tower itself.
Alan Gifford comments: "The entrance to the under croft was completely blocked - see GIFF-HWS-01-19 . The excavation eventually revealed a sound stone slab paved area."
Alan Gifford comments: "MMG (Midland Mills Group) organised work parties to give the mill a more 'cared for' look. The iron work on the burr stone and quant are being painted by Tim Booth."