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Colney Heath Mill, North Mymms

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Mill name
  
Colney Heath Mill

Operator(s)
  
Private

Purpose
  
Corn mill

Auxiliary power
  
Steam engine

Mill location
  
TL 205 055

Year built
  
c1854

Type
  
Tower mill

Colney Heath Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill at Colney Heath (North Mymms), Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

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History

Colney Heath Mill was built in the 1850s. It was working until 1906, latterly by steam engine. The mill was converted to residential accommodation between 1999 and 2004 Although referred to as being in London Colney, the mill stands in North Mymms.

Description

Colney Heath Mill is a four storey tower mill It has a domed cap. There were four sails which drove three pairs of millstones.

Millers

  • Edward Whitehead 1854–62
  • Samuel Fairey 1862–75
  • James Fairey 1867–75
  • Henry James 1875–1900
  • William James 1900–06
  • Reference for above:-

    References

    Colney Heath Mill, North Mymms Wikipedia