Fire Brigade – Steam Engine

In 1887 a Fire Engine Fund was set up in reaction to a spate of field fires. This photo is of Henry Kings’ steam fire engine in 1904, the first fire engine with a crew of unpaid volunteers, pulled manually and kept primarily at the Mill. Colonel Stanley was 1st...

Mill House

Mill House was until fairly recently the home of the King Family owners of Kings Flour Mill. It was built by Thomas King in the late19th century.

King – Ernest Thomas King (1880-1950)

A young Ernest Thomas King taken from the King family photo album. With his brother Henry he shared ownership of Messrs T &H King flour millers and farmers after the death of their father.

King – Harry Norman King (1882-1966)

Photograph of a young Harry Norman King taken from the King Family Photo Album. Known as Henry, he shared ownership of Messrs T and H King, flour millers and farmers with his brother Ernest after the death of their father.

King Family Photo Album

Photo Album of the King family from the late 19th century bound in calfskin with a floral decoration top right, bottom left decoration missing, with brass fastening.