Kempston, The Mill c.1955
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K96014
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In the early 1970s the mill was a definite 'No Go' area for Kempston children. Semi-derelict; a collection of rusting iron and crumbling brick, its former glories (few) were well hidden. The mill was originally water-driven, and it is believed to have been converted to steam power in the early part of the 20th century in an effort to stay viable. The slipway indicates that the river was the main transportation method, barges bringing in grain from the northern and eastern wheat-growing areas and removing the flour to merchants' storage in Bedford.
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