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CWS Flour Mill, Silvertown

A electricity- and steam-powered corn mill in the historic county of Essex, England.

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The mill was built on land purchased in 1897, after demand for a flour mill in the South grew. Designed by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) architect, Mr. F. E. L. Harris. Building on the light gravel of the river bank presented difficulties, so ‘Sixty five-foot cylinders, in 300 six-foot sections, had to be sunk through the surface drift and filled in with concrete to form a solid base on which to build the mill. It was opened on the 20th June 1900. A new mill was erected 1938-1944 based on L. G. Ekins design.

Mill started with machinery installed by Robinsons operating at 12 sacks, of 280lbs, per hour. Mill had been upgraded to 50 sacks per hour by 1915.

Property extensively damaged and some workers killed when a munitions factory in Silvertown exploded in 1917.

It ceased milling in 1981 when the Royal Docks were closed. The building was demolished in the 2008.

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Alternative names CWS Mill, Royal Victoria Dock
Power source Electricity, Steam
Mill type Roller flour mill
Mill function Corn mill
Archive ID 12626
Location Silvertown
Historic county Essex
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR TQ 417 798
Latitude/longitude 51.50027231, 0.04055488

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