This historical photo features a sketch of the Loudwater Mill, located on the private estate separated from the rest of Chorleywood by the River Chess.
Mills and Loudwater go way back, with archaeological finds of pottery, tiles and coins at the area’s farm potentially indicating a water mill and villa on the site in either 4th of 3rd century BC, with Germanic settlers occupying the site.
Fast-forward two millennia later, and in the mid-19th century, another mill would be opened in the area, this time focusing on the production of paper, like many in Southern Hertfordshire.
Not much of the Loudwater of that era remains however, with the current estate being built over a period of 20 years on the grounds of Loudwater House, a stately home that has since been converted into flats.
In Loudwater, there are only 450 dwellings, with no pub or community shop, but it is a conservation area.
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Photo Credit: Universal History Archive, Shutterstock
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