Dunston Flour Mill

Dunston Flour Mill

Postby Whickham » Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:53 am

An atmospheric view of the Dunston Flour Mill on this post card image sent to me by Kevin Blair

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Image courtesy of Kevin Blair
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Re: Dunston Flour Mill

Postby creemaster » Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:33 am

It took that long to get to you?
Post is so slow nowadays :lol:
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Re: Dunston Flour Mill

Postby magoonigal » Thu Mar 07, 2019 12:58 pm

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Elswick Low Ferry in the foreground of Kevins Picture.

The CWS flour mill was the first large scale Ferro-concrete building in the UK and was completed in 1891.
In 1925 the mills were able to take cargoes of up to 7,000 tons via a deep water berth. Two powerful electric elevators have a capacity of 75 tons per hour and the Grain Silos could hold 20,000 tons.
The mill operated 24 hours a day and produced 12,000 x 280lb bags of Flour and 600 tons of wheat offal per week.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.
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