Jeff wrote
an article which was published in the Hampshire
Mills Group Newsletter 91 from Winter 2010.
The article is
here.
We have
included a recent photo of the area and repeat the
last section of his article as it describes this
scene.
The corn
mill continued until 1925 when it was destroyed by
fire. It was replaced in 1928 by a single-storey
building which also served as a classroom. A glimpse
of this building can be seen today above the brick
wall at the end of Abbey Water; the dome at the
southern end surmounts a small chapel. It is very
difficult now to visualise this peaceful corner of
Romsey as a busy industrial area but that is what it
was.
