ABOUT THE WATERMILL/AQUEDUCT

Lying on the east bank of Chrysochou river, the watermill is located at the west edge of Chrysochou village in the Paphos district. The most important and impressive parts of the complex are the water tower and the aqueduct which conveyed water from Chrysochou river to the west. The aqueduct is visible today for approximately 100 metres. These two structures were built in the same period and they are the oldest parts of the complex. The most recent parts of the watermill complex are the miller’s house and the cement bypass channel, which can be dated in different phases to the first half of the 20th Century.

THE CONSERVATION PROJECT

Following a study and condition assessment commissioned by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage between May and June 2014, a number of structural problems were identified. Conservation works included the restoration of the stone walls of the aqueduct including repair of damaged walls and reassembling of millstones, removal of vegetation, restoration of the roof, installation of a new door, construction of a new retaining wall for the aqueduct, restoration of stone stairs and conservation and protection of existing elements (stone and wood) of the mill mechanism. The upper floor of the miller’s house was also conserved and new doors and windows installed. Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots and members of the diplomatic community attended the completion ceremony on 22 June 2016.