Mike Covell’s Blogg

The The attached Goads Insurance Map shows “The Union Mill” which was owned and run by Richard stephenson snr.  Richard was Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s father and the mill was situated on Church Street, more commonly known as Wincolmlee.

The image shows, the Oil House, Cake Shed, Linseed Oil Mill, 2 Pairs of stones for crushing, 3 Seed kettles for preparing the seed for crushing, a tank and offices.

The map fits in with the despcription of the newspaper and magistrates account of a crime that was committed at the mill in the 1840’s.

Early electoral rolls also state that Stephenson had “warehouses and  offices” at the Union Mill, which also fit in with the image.

All maps that I have obtained of the area earlier have had very little detail on them, this is the clearest……to date!