Apsley Mill

[1] The mill was converted to papermaking by George Stafford in 1778, and was purchased by John Dickinson in 1809.

A cylindrical mould is partially submerged in the vat, containing a pulp suspension, and then, as the mould rotates, the water is sucked through the wire, leaving a thin layer of fibres deposited on the cylinder.

[4] During the 1930s, the site became a vast industrial complex with the building now known as Apsley Mill Cottage, with its oak-panelled boardroom, at its centre.

[5][6] Following a change in ownership, Apsley Mill ceased the manufacture of stationery in 1999.

[3] The remainder of the site is now occupied by Apsley Mills Retail Park (to the northwest),[9] by residential developments and the Paper Mill public house, operated by Fuller's, (behind)[10] and by the Holiday Inn Express Hemel Hempstead to the southeast.