Former mill building, Millbay Road, Plymouth
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Former mill building, Millbay Road, Plymouth
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 26 Mar 2011
"The elegant single storey building on the east side of Victoria Terrace once fronted part of Valletort Mills and makes a very positive contribution to the street scene" http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/stonehouse_peninsula_conservation_area_appraisal_and_management_plan_part_6.pdf . Brian Moseley's site provides the following information about Valletort Mills. Built for Messrs Congdon & Harris, they were later acquired by the Cornish firm of Messrs Hosken, Trevithick & Polkinhorn Company Ltd, who already owned many flour, wool and provender mills throughout Cornwall. Originally operated by Trevithick's steam engines, during their ownership the two mills, one for flour and the other for animal feed, were ... changed over to electrical power ... The last flour mills in Plymouth, {they} ceased operation at the end of September 1976, putting 200 local people out of work." http://www.plymouthdata.info/Mills-Valletort.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
50.367403
Longitude
-4.157335