This month’s picture shows the 1982 demolition of the Croxley Paper Mill, a building that had once been the heart of the village’s industry.
The mill was the third owned by famed paper-printing magnate John Dickinson, famous for his company’s success after patenting his own design for a machine capable of continuous manufacturing of paper in 1809.
Having already had major success with his well-known mills in Apsley (which still stands as museum dedicated to the history of papermaking) and Nash Mills in Hemel Hempstead, the desire for expansion grew, with him constructing a third mill in Croxley between 1828 and 1830.
The mill would remain an important aspect of the village for more than 150 years, with a lot of changes taking place behind the scenes. It finally closed its doors in 1980 following a decade of economic turbulence, before being demolished in 1982.
Do you have any photographs of the old mill, or other old parts of Croxley, that you’d be willing to share? If so, send them to newsdesk@mynewsmag.co.uk, and they could feature in a future magazine.
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