James Gray: This mill, originally known as the East End mill, was a white post mill with tail-pole. From 1793 it stood south of Sudeley Place, between St George’s Road and Marine Parade. In 1831 the mill was moved to a site at the top of Sussex Street. By then it was known as Taylor’s Mill and in March 1862, it was moved via Queen’s Park Road and Elm Grove to its last site at the top of Bear Road. This photograph, dating from about 1912, shows the houses of Belle Vue Cottages in the background. jgc_27_143
James Gray: This small photograph, of the 1890s, gives a distant view of the mill with horses lined up at the six furlong starting gate of the racecourse. On 16 May 1913, after an existence of 120 years on three different sites, the mill just collapsed from sheer old age. jgc_27_144
2018: The view today. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: This mill, originally known as East End Mill, was first erected south of Sudeley Place in 1793. It was later known as Taylor’s Mill and in 1831, was moved to the top of Sussex Street. Finally in 1862 it was removed to the top of Bear Road close to the racecourse where it remained until 16 May 1913, when it collapsed. jgc_27_158
2018: The site where the mill once stood, near the present-day junction of Warren Road and Bear Road. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: Photographs copied from the Daily Mirror, showing the remains of the Mill after its destruction on 16 May 1913. In the lower background, a glimpse of Belle Vue Cottages. jgc_27_161
2018: The site where the mill once stood. The buildings of Belle Vue Cottages are just visible behind the stables. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
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