Tellisford Mill is a

installed capacity Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or gross capacity,micro hydro Micro hydro is a type of hydroelectric power that typically produces from 5 kW to 100 kW of electricity using the natural flow of water. Installations below 5 kW are called pico hydro. These installations can provide power to an ...

run-of-the-river Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...

power station on the site of a former

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as mill (grinding), milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in ...

in the village of

Tellisford Tellisford is a village and civil parish north-east of Frome in the county of Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Woolverton. History The village was known as ''Tefleford'' in 1001 and ''Tablesford'' in 1086 meaning ''Theabu ...

in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The mill lies on the River Frome, north-east of the town of

Frome Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills and on the River Frome, south of Bath. The population of the parish was 28,559 in 2021. Frome was one of the largest tow ...

Part of the Mendip Power Group, the mill was restored to power in April 2007 using a German-made 55 kW vertically mounted

Kaplan turbine The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades. It was developed in 1913 by Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan, who combined automatically adjusted propeller blades with automatically adjusted wicket gates to a ...

, which is expected to produce on average per year. The turbine replaced a

Francis turbine The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use today, and can achieve over 95% efficiency. The pro ...

built in 1895. Tellisford Mill is also home to a photographic studio.

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Gants Mill
– a similar installation
Tellisford Mill
at Somerset Rivers Energy infrastructure completed in 1895 Energy infrastructure completed in 2007 Watermills in Somerset Run-of-the-river power stations Frome Buildings and structures in Mendip District Mill museums in England Hydroelectric power stations in England