Steam Mill, Chester
A steam-powered corn mill in the historic county of Cheshire, England.
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Steam Mill was built in 1786, for Samuel Walker, George Walker and Hugh Ley, Chester Corn and Flour Merchants. The mill was sold to Frost & Sons in 1819, and they built the present building alongside the canal. They also replaced the original steam engine in 1827.
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| Power source | Steam |
| Mill type | Roller flour mill |
| River | Dee |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 13177 |
| Location | Steam Mill Street |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SJ 413 666 |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.19348104, -2.87975728 |
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References
- chester.shoutwiki.com
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Cheshire XXXVIII.11 (1875)
- Shorland-Ball, Rob & Brian McGee, The roller milling revolution: Master list of researched and located mills (2013), mill no. 022
- www.british-history.ac.uk
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