1964

TL2871 : Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

taken 60 years ago, near to Houghton, Cambridgeshire, England

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire
Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire
This building was probably built in the 18th century, and was extended in the 19th century. Commercial milling stopped during the 1930s. Local people bought it and gave it to the National Trust. From 1934 the mill was in use as a youth hostel, and was, at that time, one of the few YHA establishments where smoking was forbidden because of fire hazard. It closed as a hostel in 1982(?) and since 1999 when a new wheel was installed, milling of corn has resumed as a tourist attraction. The YHA's fire escape structure on the left of the mill here has now gone.

This image is a scan from an Ilford FP3 monochrome negative, circa April 1964.

Compare with a 2011 image: TL2871 : Houghton Mill

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Category: Watermill
This photo is linked from: Groupings: · Same view different time (& same view same day) Automatic Clusters: · National Trust [25] · Youth Hostel [18] · Cambridgeshire [13] ·
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TL2871, 238 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
April 1964   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 19 February, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 281 719 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:19.8576N 0:7.2467W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 281 719
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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