vibrating transmission belts, but the whole workshop – from the workbenches to the shelves on the walls – hums to the rhythm of the turbines. The Friends of the Fellenberg Mill keep everything in working order

Amtsteich pond and being transformed in that building’s distribution station. A 1,450 hp diesel engine hummed away in the former power house, the larger of the two wings of the building, whilst the tower housed

One might almost imagine that the smell of soap and sweat, tiny specks of coal dust and the hum of voices at a change of shift still hang somewhere in the air. Dozens of helmets, working clothes and boots