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  • 28th September 2018 at 10:38 in reply to: Stoke Canon paper mill #870
    Chris Bennett
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    List of employees in 1861 Census:
    Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History; 7
    The Devon paper trades: a biographical dictionary
    Stoke Canon
    BookHistory blogspot
    Site has been intermittent, so searchable list attached.

    N.B. copyright Ian Maxted 2014

    5th August 2018 at 10:19 in reply to: Sun Paper Mill (Feniscowles) #855
    Chris Bennett
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    I have found an “Agecroft Hall Paper Works” near Pendleton. No other references to that plant – I cannot be sure if it was a mill or a pape converter. Quite a few Kirkman people in the area.

    The 1901 census has a William  born Bury age 29 occupation Paper ????? married to Annie living at 7 Cauldwell Street Pendleton. Children Joseph Florence and William. Could this be him?

    30th July 2018 at 09:03 in reply to: Sun Paper Mill (Feniscowles) #853
    Chris Bennett
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    Hi Janis

    I am sure that the BAPH can help you – I will ask the relevant people. The archive documents from Sun are held a Oldham Library if that is any help.

    The mill in Sittingbourne was probably Sittingborne Paper Mill – not new but undergoing rapid expansion in 1904 under Edward Lloyd.

    I will ask some people if they can help.

    18th July 2018 at 11:19 in reply to: Creech St Michael Paper Mill #851
    Chris Bennett
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    Entry from 1967 Directory of Papermakers1967 Directory of Pakermakers Witherby & Co p41

    18th July 2018 at 11:14 in reply to: Creech St Michael Paper Mill #850
    Chris Bennett
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    Hi Daven

    Have modified Creech entry – you are correct.

    Have had email from Tony Cornish

    I wanted to mention that when I worked in the UK I used to deal with a Mill at Creech in Somerset called Robert Somerville. They made woodfree uncoateds on a single machine. The reason I probably remember them is that once they phoned us to apologise about the funny “squiggly lines” on an order they had supplied to us, which they told us, as they took their water from the river alongside the Mill, was from baby eels, I think that they are called elvers, swimming up the wire.

    As I recall the quality was generally on the low side but acceptable.

    enough said!

     

    16th July 2018 at 11:27 in reply to: Aylesford Paper Mills #849
    Chris Bennett
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    West Mill Boiler House

    In 1980 I presented a paper to a PITA conference entitled “Effluent Treatment in the Real World” for which I used a number of slides.

    Copies here:

    APM Effluent 1980

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    22nd May 2018 at 22:18 in reply to: Stowford Mills (Ivybridge) #838
    Chris Bennett
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    1962 film of the mill on the BFI Site:

    https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-stowford-paper-mill-1962-online

    18th May 2018 at 22:12 in reply to: East Lancashire Paper Mill #836
    Chris Bennett
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    East Lancashire Paper Mill gates installed at Festival Gardens

    https://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/16217077.East_Lancashire_Paper_Mill_gates_preserved_and_installed_at_park/

    As highlighted in PITA News May 2018

    17th December 2017 at 17:05 in reply to: Watermarks for UK paper #827
    Chris Bennett
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    Hi Angela

    Welcome to the forum. Sorry you had problem uploading your files – probably too large limit is 500KB. I’ll send you an email – if you attach your files to a reply I’ll see what I can do.

    In some ways the forum is not relevant to your needs as, for the moment, we  limited the mill range to those that have shut since 1970.

    However, the BAPH does have a lot of people with lots of information about watermarks and the mills that used them. I am working on a listing of about 4000 that were in use in 1967.

    I’ll forward some contacts in the BAPH that may be able to help.

    6th December 2017 at 15:51 in reply to: Trews Weir paper mill, Exeter #823
    Chris Bennett
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    Advertisement from 1967 Directory of Papermakers of Great Britain & Ireland WITHERBY & CO., LTD. 15, NICHOLAS LANE LONDON, EC.4.

    Advert 1967

    Attachments:
    1. 1967-TREW’S-WEIR-PAPER-MILLS-Advert.pdf
    6th December 2017 at 15:31 in reply to: East Lancashire Paper Mill #821
    Chris Bennett
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    Advertisement from 1967 Directory of Papermakers of Great Britain & Ireland WITHERBY & CO., LTD. 15, NICHOLAS LANE. LONDON, EC.4.

    1967 Directory of Paper Makers

    Attachments:
    1. East-Lancs-Advert-1967.pdf
    24th November 2017 at 18:06 in reply to: Radcliffe Paper Mill #812
    Chris Bennett
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    Radcliffe facebook group came up with Johnson Street as address. Confirmed by 1970 phone book:Mill phone book entry 1970

    24th November 2017 at 12:22 in reply to: Radcliffe Paper Mill #810
    Chris Bennett
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    Radcliffe Paper Mill Map

    Can anyone confirm this location, please?

    8th November 2017 at 22:28 in reply to: Aylesford Paper Mills #807
    Chris Bennett
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    Memories of Aylesford Paper Mills

    I the spirit of the forum, here are some of my memories of Aylesford in the period 1974-1981 when I worked in the Technical Dept. and in the Production Dept. running the water system. It was a period of financial pressure causing great change: from 9 machines down to 4 and the work-force from 2000 to 900.
    Still it was a great learning experience.

    Attachments:
    1. 20171209a-Aylesford-Paper-Mill-1974-81.pdf
    8th November 2017 at 22:17 in reply to: East Lancashire Paper Mill #805
    Chris Bennett
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    Aerial view courtesy of Peter Preston. Photograph by Airviews (M/Cr) Ltd in 1960s?

    ELPM Aerial

    Large image attached

     

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    1. East-Lancs-Paper-Mill-C1960a.pdf
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