- House Mill
The House Mill is a major grade I
listed building [ [http://apps.newham.gov.uk/Forums/localhistory/start.pl?noframes;read=32154 Historic Buildings in Newham] ] [ [http://www.britishwaterways.net/images/Bow_Back_Rivers_Bulleting_August_2007.pdf Bow Back Rivers Bulletin] from British Waterways] , built in1776 (and after a fire destroyed it, quickly rebuilt) byDaniel Bisson . It is one of only four grade I listed buildings [ [http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/ConservationAreasAndListedBuildings/AboutUs/buildingsoflocalandnationalimportance.htm Listed Buildings of Local and National Importance] London Borough of Newham] in theLondon Borough of Newham . The House Mill remains the "largest tidal mill left standing in Britain" [ [http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/content/cms/Leisure/Gardens/heritage/Historic_Three_Mills/Historic_Three_Mills.aspx Lee Valley Park Authority] ] , although the water wheels are not in operation.The south
facade of the House Mill displays a coat of arms dated 1776 and the initials "D S B" (Daniel S Bisson), with forty cast iron wall plates, which tie the ends of the floor beams.The "Miller's House" was rebuilt in
1995 with a modern interior, but retaining the original facade. The Miller's House and a house on the other side of the House Mill were originally built for the Miller and his family. ASecond World War bomb landed on a nearbybonded warehouse and damaged both houses in15th October 1940 which were later demolished. The Mill stopped operating and was used as a warehouse. [House Mill Tour guide notes]Publications
The following are research papers published by the House Mill (River Lea Tidal Mill Trust Ltd).
* The Three Mills Distillery in the Georgian era by Keith Fairclough (2003) ISBN 0954409442
* The LeFevre family and distilling along the Lower Lea by Keith Fairclough (2003) ISBN 0954409450
* Owners of the Three Mills (1539 - 1728) by Keith Fairclough (2003) ISBN 0954409434
* Philip Metcalfe (1733 - 1818), the MP and industrialist who built the Clock Mill by Keith Fairclough (2003) ISBN 0954409477
* The Bisson Family of Three Mills by Keith Fairclough and Brian Strong (2003) ISBN 0954409469Notes
External links
* [http://www.housemill.org.uk/ House Mill website]
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