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Foster's Mill, Cambridge

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

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Built around 1898 by the Foster family, the mill was sold to Paul's Agriculture in 1917, to Spillers in 1947 and to Rank Hovis in 1998. It closed in 2004.

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Alternative names Spillers Mill
Power source Electricity, Steam
Mill type Roller flour mill
Mill function Corn mill
Archive ID 13792
Location Cambridge
Historic county Cambridgeshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR TL 460 572
Latitude/longitude 52.19370200, 0.13603800

Location

References

  • Shorland-Ball, Rob & Brian McGee, The roller milling revolution: Master list of researched and located mills (2013), mill no. 19

 

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