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In Britain, a historic and ancient mill, that dates back a millennium is once more producing flour after 50 years. The Sturminster Newton Mill is milling flour to meet soaring demand during the coronavirus pandemic. This mill is usually a tourist attraction but is now playing a role in the most serious public health crisis in a hundred years. Watermills were first developed during the Hellenistic era. A horizontal wheel mill was invented in the ancient city of Byzantium in the 3 rd century BC and a vertical wheeled version was in operation in Ptolemaic Alexandria about 240 BC. The Romans adopted the technology and it soon spread throughout their empire. History of Watermills Following the Fall of the Western