Sarehole Mill

Sarehole Mill
Colebank Road
Hall Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B13 0DB
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.birmingham.gov.uk/sarehole

E-mail

bmag_enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk

Telephone

0121 777 6612

Fax

0121 303 23891

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exterior image of Sarehole water mill
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Once watermills were a very common sight along Birmingham's rivers. It is estimated that in the 18th century there were over fifty the area. However, of all Birmingham's watermills, only Sarehole Mill and Newhall Mill (in Sutton Coldfield) survive as standing buildings with working water-driven machinery. Visitors to Sarehole Mill will see an attractive group of buildings, including a bakehouse, a metal workshop, a granary and the mill itself, all arranged around a cobbled courtyard. Behind the mill is the pool which receives its water from nearby Coldbath Brook.

Part of a Designated Collection of national importance is on display at this venue.

Venue Type:

Industrial heritage site

 Opening hours

Daily 1400-1700
Closed End October-End March

 Admission charges

see website

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

Sarehole Mill
Colebank Road
Hall Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B13 0DB
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.birmingham.gov.uk/sarehole

E-mail

bmag_enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk

Telephone

0121 777 6612

Fax

0121 303 23891

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

This venue holds parts of Birmingham Museums and Galleries' Designated Collections of national importance. If you wish to see a particular item, please contact Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

The collections on show consist of agricultural and mill machinery. The mill stones, wheels and cogs form an integral part of the building. Also on display are agricultural implements of late Victorian times and carpenter's tools. A small display in the granary features J.R.R Tolkien, the author of the "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings", who lived near Sarehole as a child.

Collection details

Social History, Science and Technology

Key artists and exhibits

  • Working watermill, including a bakehouse, a metal workshop and granary.
  • J.R.R Tolkien, the author of the "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings"
  • Designated Collection

Sarehole Mill
Colebank Road
Hall Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B13 0DB
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.birmingham.gov.uk/sarehole

E-mail

bmag_enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk

Telephone

0121 777 6612

Fax

0121 303 23891

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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