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Stambridge Mill c1955
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When I was about 5 or 6 my dad worked at the mill, and we lived in one of the mill cottages in Mill Lane. I used to play around the mill and one day found strange washers in the old pond across from the blacksmith - later I discovered them to be Chinese coins - with square holes in them, they had been used as ballast for the grain barges.

I have many fond memories of this mill and the area - we moved later when I was about 7.

Written by Martin Bradley. To send Martin Bradley a private message, click here.

A memory of Rochford in Essex shared on Thursday, 10th January 2008.

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