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  • 20th June 2017 at 14:12 #737
    Chris Bennett
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    Mill Ford Paper Mill
    Address Little Chart, Ashford, Kent,
    Nat Grid Location TQ 943459
    Companies George Langley, Waterlow & Sons; Dering Estate, Batchelor (Joseph) & Sons, Ltd.
    English Mill Excise No 35
    Status Shut during 1970 to 2015
    Est. Papermaking Start Date 1776
    Date Closed 1986
    Links
    Link1 en.wikipedia.org/
    Link2 catalogue.millsarchive.org
    Link3 http://www.rttanner.co.uk

     

    20th June 2017 at 14:18 #738
    Chris Bennett
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    Excellent history snap-shot of the mill at

    http://www.rttanner.co.uk/

    Which is in itself an important history of the R T Tanner Paper Merchant.

    Attached picture of the mill in early twentieth century is smaller version of one in the article.

     

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    8th July 2020 at 23:59 #1058
    Artless Bodger
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    Was this the mill which also made flong?

    I recall reading an article somewhere, which described the process of making and using flong for stereotypes, and included the words of the ‘flong song’ which I’ve been unable to uncover on the web. It was sung to the hymn tune – “We fling the flong and scatter the dry* flong on the…. etc”

    *or wet, can’t remember which.

    Cheers

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