ɐ dˈæm wʌz bˈɪlt ʌpstɹˈiːm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, dʒˈʌst əbˌʌv ðɪ ˈoʊld hˈɛl hˈoʊl bɹˈɪdʒ, tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ðə wˈɔːɾɚ səplˈaɪ tə ðə mˈɪl.
A dam was built upstream in 1901, just above the old Hell Hole bridge, to improve the water supply to the mill.