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4th August 2016 at 16:42 #312
Chris Bennett
KeymasterMill St Mary Cray Paper Mill Also known as Vegetable Parchment Mills; Joynson’s Mill Address St Mary Cray, Kent, Companies Joynson; Wiggins Teape English Mill Excise No 327 Status Shut during 1960 to 1970 Est. Papermaking Start Date 1757 Date Closed 1967 Links Link1 http://www.rippington.me.uk/multimedia/St.%20Mary%20Cray%20Paper%20Mill,%20Kent.pdf Link2 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barrowsr/Stories/JoynsosnPaperMill/Paper%20making%20by%20Joynsons%20in%20St%20Mary%20Cray%20-%20email%20from%20Charles%20Joynson.htm 2nd December 2024 at 13:39 #1618Rob Clarke
ParticipantI worked at the Vegetable Parchment Mills (VPM) for a short time (2 years), until its closure in 1967. As I was probably the youngest employee at the time and, to my knowledge, there are very few surviving employees remaining, I thought I should commit a few facts and memories to (electronic) paper !
I have included as many of the relevant details as I can remember together with some original photographs and schematics.
There is however a problem – the file with images is considerably grater than 700kb. Is there another address I can use to upload the file?
Many thanks, Rob Clarke
3rd December 2024 at 17:39 #1619Chris Bennett
KeymasterHi Rob
Thank you for writing up your memories. It is exactly what we are looking for.
I’m sorry you are caught by the file size restriction. I’m not the webmaster but I’ll contact him over the next few days to see if there’s a way around it, perhaps a temporary lifting of the restriction.
I’m away at present but will follow-up Thursday.
Best wishes
4th December 2024 at 21:10 #1622Rob Clarke
ParticipantSt. Mary Cray Mill / Joynsons / Delcroix / WT – Vegetable Parchment Mills (VPM)
A brief history of so much more than just “Food Grades” !
Rob Clarke
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6th December 2024 at 12:04 #1624Chris Bennett
KeymasterMany thanks Rob for an excellent article, with so much information that is not available elsewhere.
6th December 2024 at 21:41 #1625Chris Bennett
KeymasterA detailed history of the mill:
Short history with 1965 picture:
https://ideal-homes.gre.ac.uk/bromley/assets/galleries/cray-valley/parchment-mill.html
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