An ancient mill has resumed producing flour for the first time in 50 years in response to a shortage during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Sturminster Newton Mill, which was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, ceased flour production in 1970 and became a historical museum, the BBC reports.
The mill has been open every summer to the public as a museum, where flour milling demonstrations occur. Visitors can even buy the flour made by the ancient machinery.
When the lockdown began, the mill had to be closed, a statement shared with Global News reads, but they made sure to ask if local businesses needed any flour. “A couple of businesses responded, so the grain that would have seen us through the summer for demonstration purposes