Gayle Mill is a registered charity which receives no revenue grants. We must make our own way in the world but we need the support of as many people as possible, whether they are local residents, visitors or well-wishers from afar. Gayle Mill tells a unique story of survival against all the odds, as it reinvented itself time and time again and was rescued from total dereliction. Originally established to process raw cotton, it was converted to a mechanised saw mill in 1879. While visiting the Mill it is possible to gain a unique insight into the workings of a woodworking mill that served the local community for over a century, experience the atmosphere of the historic sawmill as the water-powered turbines spin to life, and discover 230 years of industrial and social heritage.