Wright's Flour Mill

Wright's Flour Mill is located at Wharf Road Ponders End which is part of the London Borough of Enfield. It is Enfield's oldest working industrial building.^[1]

The mill and the water-meadows viewed from the A121 road bridge

Early 19th century lodge at entrance to mill

History

Some of the present buildings date back to 1789 and include the brick Georgian miller's house and offices flanking a 3½-storey watermill of brick and white weatherboarding. There has been a mill here since at least the late 16th century and possibly Domesday. George Reynolds Wright took full control of the mill in 1870. Originally powered by a back water of the River Lea. In 1913 owing to construction work at the nearby King George V Reservoir the water supply which powered the millstones was cut off. The machinery was then converted to electricity. Since then further improvements have been made.

Today

The business is still owned by the Wright family making it London's only family owned flour mill ^[2]

External links

• G.W.Wright&Sons
• Photographs of mill and surrounding area
• Ponders End flour mill conservation area

Further reading

• Buildings of England London 4: North by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner p 451 ISBN 0-14-071049-3

Coordinates: 51°38′33″N 0°01′58″W / 51.642491°N 0.032895°W / 51.642491; -0.032895

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