Miller of Dee: the story of Chester mills and millers, their trades and wares: the weir, the water engine and the salmon
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Gordon Emery |
| Year of publication | 1997 |
| Languages | English (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 1872265952 |
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| Scope & content | This book provides a social and industrial history of the mills and millers of Chester and Handbridge, particularly the Dee Mills, and the range of wares they produced. Contents: Owners and occupiers; Soke rights; Threats; Old maps and pictures; Water power; Corn mills; Fulling mills; Bark mills (in the leather and tanning industries); Paper mills; Snuff mills (Tobacco); Flint mills (for the Pottery industry); Needle mills; Water supply; Hydro-electric power station; Salmon fishing. It also includes a 16th century horse-mill and the development of roller flour mills. |
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Accession no. 7768
- Shelf location: C103.03-WIL
- Donor: Don Paterson Collection
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