The Clock Mill at Three Mills in Bow

The Three Mills are former working mills on the River Lee in the East End of London, one of London’s oldest still-surviving industrial centres, the largest and most powerful of the four remaining tidal mills in Britain, and is possibly the largest tidal mill in the world. the three mills is located in east london, stratford. the area has undergone regeneration over the last 5- 10 years and is home to a lady that speaks like a plonker, she works in the studios. Three Mills - a view of the Clock Mill Photograph by Atelier Joly (2004) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Three Mills - a view of the Clock Mill Photograph by Atelier Joly (2004) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bow Creek (tidal) meets the Limehouse Cut (canal) with a view of Londons Docklands The River Lee or River Lea (both spellings are in general use) is a river in England. ... The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A tide mill is a specialist type of water mill driven by tidal rise and fall. ...

The River Lea Tidal Mill Trust Ltd own the House Mill, and the Miller's House buildings which are used for educational projects and as conference space. The Lower Lea Project are also based at Three Mills in The Miller's House. Nearby, the 3 Mills Studios, a 20 acre (81,000 m²) film studios, making a large number of major films and television programmes.

History

House Mill and the Miller's House at low tide

It is thought that there were 8 or possibly 9 mills on the River Lee in Stratford at the time of the Domesday Book. These would there have been the earliest examples of a tidal mill system. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 979 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Three Mills Metadata This file... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 979 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Three Mills Metadata This file... Bow Creek (tidal) meets the Limehouse Cut (canal) with a view of Londons Docklands The River Lee or River Lea (both spellings are in general use) is a river in England. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... A tide mill is a specialist type of water mill driven by tidal rise and fall. ...

Some time during the middle ages, Stratford's Langthorne Abbey acquired the three mills, and the area became known as Three Mills. By the time Henry VIII dissolved the abbey in the 1530s, the mills were grinding flour for the bakers of Stratford-atte-Bow, who were celebrated for the quality of their bread and supplied the huge City of London market. In 1588, one of the mills was described as a gunpowder mill. During the 16th century the three mills were reduced to two (which today are House Mill and Clock Mill). In the 17th century the mills were used to grind grain which was then used to distil alcohol and the mills became a major supplier to the alcohol trade and gin palaces of London. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... A gin palace is an English name originally for a lavish bar selling gin, later transferred by association to late Victorian pubs designed in a similar style. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The House Mill which was built in 1776 (and after a fire destroyed it, quickly rebuilt) by Daniel Bisson and is a major grade I listed building. The Clock Mill was rebuilt by Philip Metcalfe between 1815 and 1817 incorporating the old clock, and an older bell. There was also a windmill which survived until about 1840. The House Mill continued to operate until 1940 and the Clock Mill until 1952. Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... Philip Metcalfe (29 August 1733 – 10 August 1818) was a distiller in London, UK and member of Parliament from Horsham from 1784. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A Dutch tower windmill surrounded by tulips A windmill is an engine powered by the wind to produce energy, often contained in a large building as in traditional post mills, smock mills and tower mills. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Ownership changed relatively frequently during the 17th to the late 19th centuries, until 1872 when the Nicholson family, a gin producer in Clerkenwell, acquired Three Mills. Distilling ceased after the mills sustained severe air-raid damage during the Second World War. The Miller's House was destroyed in 1941 and rebuilt in 1995 with a modern interior design, but keeping the orginal facade. Three Mills was used for bottling and warehousing by Bass Charrington and Hedges & Butler. Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Clerkenwell (pronounced clarkenwell) is a locality in the southermost part of the London Borough of Islington. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West facade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) (Pronounced fa-sa-de) is generally the exterior of a building — especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ...

The House Mill remains the largest tidal mill in the world, although the water wheels are not in operation. The building is owned by The River Lea Tidal Mill Trust Ltd and is open to visitors on Sunday afternoons during the summer. It is one of only four grade I listed building in the London Borough of Newham Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ...

3 Mills Studios

The site became a dedicated centre for film and television production with the establishment in the 1980's of "Bow Studios", "3 Mills Island Studios" and Edwin Shirley Productions. In the mid 1990s the three studios merged to become 3 Mills Studios under the management of Workspace Group Plc. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

In August 2004, the London Development Agency acquired 3 Mills Studios as part of its ongoing commitment to develop London’s creative economies and strengthen the city’s position as a key location for filmmaking. August 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: August 2004 in sports Deaths in August 2004 • 30 Fred Whipple • 26 Laura Branigan • 24 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 18 Elmer Bernstein • 15 Amarsinh Chaudhary • 14 CzesÅ‚aw MiÅ‚osz • 13 Julia Child • 8... The London Development Agency is an agency of the Greater London Authority that is responsible for development in Greater London. ... A film being made in Warsaw, Bracka street Filmmaking is the process of making a film. ...

Studio facilities

• 16 stages (totalling 120,000 sq. ft.)
• 20 acre site
• 200+ production offices
• 6 rehearsal rooms
• 24-hour security
• 64-seat screening room
• restaurant & bar

External links

• Three Mills from Lee Valley Online
• The River Lea Tidal Mill Trust Ltd. also known as House Mill
• 3 Mills Studio's official website

Coordinates: 51°31′38.29″N, 00°00′27.25″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...