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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]From the Society's August, 1970 Newsletter - an account given by Mr. Charles Flintoff, of the Smith's and Milnhay House. <center>[b]<><><>[/b]</center> <center>[b]Milnhay House[/b]</center> William Smith, the originator of the firm of Smith & Sons, Flour Millers, was born at Edstone, in the vale of Pickering in the North Riding of Yorkshire. His father died when he was a few months old and his widowed mother then remarried William Flintoff, of Langley Bridge, which in those days was in the Parish of Eastwood. He was born in the year 1841 and died in 1881. He built Edstone House for his own residence next to Milnhay House, which at that time, was a farm in the occupation of Elizabeth Towson. William Smith had two sons, William, later to become Sir William Smith and Henry Hardwick, Hardwick being his Mother's Family name. His son William, moved into Milnhay House after extensive alterations as we saw when we visited it, in connection with the Flash Oven. He, in turn, left and lived at Dunstead House, Langley Mill, leaving his brother Henry Hardwick to occupy Milnhay House. He went into the milling trade at the old Water Mill at Langley Mill on the Erewash side and then moved to what was then the New Steam Mills and went under the name of Anglo Hungarian Roller Mills and later known as the Albion Mills. Across the drive from the House was the old and extensive stabling for the many horses required to transport the mill products. These stables fell into disuse after the 1914-18 War with the advent of the steam engines, these were of the Yorkshire and as far as i can remember, one Sentinal, which was driven by Albert Leeson. These machines were kept at the Mill and were followed by a fleet of Ford lorries, with bodies supplied by Hartshorne's, of Ray Street, Heanor. In these old buildings was the object that brought our visit, the Flash oven. The Oven was very apparent from the road outside the building where it abutted on to the pavement, but on examination on the inside of the building, a newer style of oven had been installed in front of the old Flash Oven. I have not been able to date the death of Mr. Hardwick Smith, but he had a large family, some of whom went abroad and some have since died and there are none now living in the district. The last occupants of Milnhay House, was one of the brothers Allen, butchers of Cromford Road, Langley Mill. <center>[b]<><><>[/b]</center> Azzabuv.[/quote]
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From the Society's August, 1970 Newsletter - an account given by Mr. Charles Flintoff, of the Smith's and Milnhay House.

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Milnhay House
William Smith, the originator of the firm of Smith & Sons, Flour Millers, was born at Edstone, in the vale of Pickering in the North Riding of Yorkshire. His father died when he was a few months old and his widowed mother then remarried William Flintoff, of Langley Bridge, which in those days was in the Parish of Eastwood.
He was born in the year 1841 and died in 1881. He built Edstone House for his own residence next to Milnhay House, which at that time, was a farm in the occupation of Elizabeth Towson.

William Smith had two sons, William, later to become Sir William Smith and Henry Hardwick, Hardwick being his Mother's Family name.
His son William, moved into Milnhay House after extensive alterations as we saw when we visited it, in connection with the Flash Oven. He, in turn, left and lived at Dunstead House, Langley Mill, leaving his brother Henry Hardwick to occupy Milnhay House.
He went into the milling trade at the old Water Mill at Langley Mill on the Erewash side and then moved to what was then the New Steam Mills and went under the name of Anglo Hungarian Roller Mills and later known as the Albion Mills.

Across the drive from the House was the old and extensive stabling for the many horses required to transport the mill products. These stables fell into disuse after the 1914-18 War with the advent of the steam engines, these were of the Yorkshire and as far as i can remember, one Sentinal, which was driven by Albert Leeson. These machines were kept at the Mill and were followed by a fleet of Ford lorries, with bodies supplied by Hartshorne's, of Ray Street, Heanor.
In these old buildings was the object that brought our visit, the Flash oven. The Oven was very apparent from the road outside the building where it abutted on to the pavement, but on examination on the inside of the building, a newer style of oven had been installed in front of the old Flash Oven.

I have not been able to date the death of Mr. Hardwick Smith, but he had a large family, some of whom went abroad and some have since died and there are none now living in the district.

The last occupants of Milnhay House, was one of the brothers Allen, butchers of Cromford Road, Langley Mill.

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