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Home Park Mill
Key Words :- Paper mill Dickinson
Address :- Home Park Mill Link Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8FY
Grid Ref :- TL 07910 02134
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.707576 , Long -0.439682
Local Authority :- Three Rivers District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Hertfordshire
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1825 - 1980
Description and History of Site:-
This mill was built by John Dickinson in 1825, his third in the valley. It is possibly the first purpose-built paper mill, i.e. not a conversion from another use.
It has been totally demolished (apart from the workers’ housing) and is now offices and light industrial units.
1825 Mill constructed to house Dickinson’s ‘Endless Web’ machine.
1888 Mill sold on to be converted to a paper coating and finishing works
1930s Expanded to include production of gummed paper and paper tape.
Post WW2 ‘Holdfast’ self-adhesive tapes manufactured
1959 The mill was rebuilt prior to merger in 1966 with Robinsons, the manufacturers of Sellotape
1980 The mill closed; 300 jobs were lost
Further Reading and References:-
Penwarden, Alan. ‘Home Park Paper Mill’. Apsley Paper Trail, 2011
Howes, Hugh. 'The Industrial Heritage of the Chilterns'. Chiltern Society, 2025
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Grid Ref :- TL 07910 02134
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.707576 , Long -0.439682
Local Authority :- Three Rivers District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Hertfordshire
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1825 - 1980
This mill was built by John Dickinson in 1825, his third in the valley. It is possibly the first purpose-built paper mill, i.e. not a conversion from another use.
It has been totally demolished (apart from the workers’ housing) and is now offices and light industrial units.
1825 Mill constructed to house Dickinson’s ‘Endless Web’ machine.
1888 Mill sold on to be converted to a paper coating and finishing works
1930s Expanded to include production of gummed paper and paper tape.
Post WW2 ‘Holdfast’ self-adhesive tapes manufactured
1959 The mill was rebuilt prior to merger in 1966 with Robinsons, the manufacturers of Sellotape
1980 The mill closed; 300 jobs were lost
Penwarden, Alan. ‘Home Park Paper Mill’. Apsley Paper Trail, 2011
Howes, Hugh. 'The Industrial Heritage of the Chilterns'. Chiltern Society, 2025
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