Laverstoke Mill

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Laverstoke Mill

Laverstoke Mill is a former paper mill on the River Test near Laverstoke in Hampshire.

The mill complex contains three grade II listed buildings: the Mill House, Mill Cottages, and the Glazing House.[1]

The mill originally produced corn before the site was bought by Henry Portal in 1718 and converted into a paper mill.[2] In 1923, the mill began printing bank-notes for Britain and the British Empire.[3]

The Thomas Heathwick Extension

The mill is currently used as a distillery, in a conversion designed by Heatherwick Studio[2] for the manufacture of Bombay Sapphire gin.[4]

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References

  1. Franklin, Geraint: Laverstoke Mill, Whitchurch, Hampshire - Research Department Reports, Series no. 13-2010: English Heritage ISSN 1749-8775
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bombay Sapphire Distillery - Heatherwick Studio
  3. Williams, Olivia: 'Gin Glorious Gin' (Headline Publishing Group, 2014) ISBN 978-1-4722-1534-5, pages 313-314
  4. Location - Bombay Sapphire Distillery (Laverstoke Mill) - Producers and Distillers