This is a water driven mill. As the stream goes past, it turns a wheel which grinds the grain. This was a 'vertical' mill. I guess the stone or water wheel is placed in a non-standard direction compared to most mills in the area.
Thatched roofing.
Water for the humans.
A little chapel built by the owners of one of the houses on either side of the street.
Storage facility, meant to keep the food cool and dry. Possibly designed also to keep rats out.
These two gentlemen were sitting against the water trough that the animals drink out of. Both characters were happy to talk to us. No doubt they thought about us about what we thought of them, odd local (non-locals) good for some information about the world beyond our usual boundaries.
I asked them, through my blogwife interpreter about the electricity. They said they'd had electricity for perhaps 20-30 years now. I was a little surprised as the electrical hookups seemed so brand spanking new.
