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Lark Mill
Key Words :- mill
Address :- Mill Street, Mildenhall, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 70950 74359
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.340666 , Long 0.507945
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Description and History of Site:-
Plaque reads: 'Site of a Mill from Domesday until 2003. Main building built in 1880s.'
Information panel nearby reads:
'At Lark Mill, steam power in addition to water power had been introduced by 1868. In 1887 a new brick steam and water driven miller mill was built beside the old wooden mill. In 1897 this mill was taken over by the Parker Brothers who already operated the mill about a mile upstream, at the Turnpike Bridge in Barton Mills. Between 1919 and 1936, a dynamo driven by the Lark Mill supplied electricity to Mildenhall. The milling of flour ceased about 1969 but until recently the mill continued to supply animal feed.'
Alderton (1980): 'Large steam-mill, four storeys, brick. Plaque on small office on roadside states it was rebuilt in 1908. There is another mill or granary beside the river at TL 709743, late 19th century. The whole area is a nice example of navigation-inspired commercial development.'
Further Reading and References:-
Alderton, David and Booker, John. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia'. Batsford, 1980
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Grid Ref :- TL 70950 74359
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.340666 , Long 0.507945
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Plaque reads: 'Site of a Mill from Domesday until 2003. Main building built in 1880s.'
Information panel nearby reads:
'At Lark Mill, steam power in addition to water power had been introduced by 1868. In 1887 a new brick steam and water driven miller mill was built beside the old wooden mill. In 1897 this mill was taken over by the Parker Brothers who already operated the mill about a mile upstream, at the Turnpike Bridge in Barton Mills. Between 1919 and 1936, a dynamo driven by the Lark Mill supplied electricity to Mildenhall. The milling of flour ceased about 1969 but until recently the mill continued to supply animal feed.'
Alderton (1980): 'Large steam-mill, four storeys, brick. Plaque on small office on roadside states it was rebuilt in 1908. There is another mill or granary beside the river at TL 709743, late 19th century. The whole area is a nice example of navigation-inspired commercial development.'
Alderton, David and Booker, John. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia'. Batsford, 1980
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