Water and Steam Mills of Northamptonshire and the birth of a flourishing flour milling industry
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group |
| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Languages | |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 9780957664746 |
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| Scope & content | Publisher: This book details the heritage of more than 150 traditional water and steam mills along the Nene and other county rivers, once used to undertake a variety of processes including corn grinding, fulling of cloth, and producing paper. It explains the evolution of mills and milling technology in Northamptonshire from Victorian times, resulting in a modern flour industry such that today the county produces more than 25% of the flour in the UK. The county’s lost milling industries, including early cotton spinning at Northampton and the mill that produced the paper for Britain’s first postage stamps, are described. A complete gazetteer of water and steam mills sites in Northamptonshire is also included. |
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Accession no. 231802
- Shelf location: C103.21-HOW
- Donor: The author
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