Clapton Paper Mills

1859 Sale Notice: 'SALES BY AUCTION.
By Messrs. FULLER & HORSEY.
TO PAPERMAKERS.
CLAPTON MILLS, THE PARISH OF WOOBURN, BUCKS.
Messrs. FULLER & HORSEY Are instructed to SELL BY AUCTION, at the MART, LONDON, On WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 12, IN ONE LOT,
A VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY, KNOWN AS THE CLAPTON PAPER MILLS, For many Years in the Possession of the late Mr. Alderman Venables, and subsequently of his Son, and having a high reputation in the Market for the excellence of their productions.
THE MILLS are situate on the Wycombe Stream, about One Mile from Woburn Green, and one mile from Loudwater, at each of which places there is a Station of the Great Western Branch Railway. The Machinery is equal to the manufacture of 30,000 lbs. of paper weekly. The New Mill is a substantial building, fitted with six engines, driven by a double-cylinder steam engine (by Hick, of Bolton), of 25-horses' power, and a three cylinder steam engine of 10-horse power, steeping-house with chests and racks, cisterns and pumps, a capital machine-house with 60-inch paper machine (by Donkin), and cutting machine (by Coltman), worked by 12-horse power table steam engine, a steam boiler house with Cornish and elephant steam boiler, rag boiling house, with three cast-iron and three wood rag boilers.
The Old Mill is also a very substantial brick building, erected over the stream, and fitted with 18 feet breast shot water wheel, driven by a 9 feet 6 fall. The Engine Houses are fitted with one wood and six iron engines, pumps, pipes, &c.; 16-horse power table steam engine, two steeping rooms with eight tanks, racks, &c.; 16-horse power steam beam engine, two boiler houses, with Cornish and elephant steam boilers, machine house, well ventilated and fitted with 60-inch paper machine (by Donkin), aud cutting machine (by Coltman), worked by a 10-horse power direct acting steam engine, lofty square brick chimney shaft, about 136 feet high, sol with two pair screw presses, and iron water wheel to drive paper machine outside building, gas shed, with two leaden retorts, two slate and two stone chests, half-stuff mill, with two iron engines worked by water power, steeping-house with seven tanks, half-stuff press, steam engine house with double cylinder steam engine and two Cornish steam boilers, willow machine, five rag boilers, rag store and sorting room, with lattices and boxes, rag dusting machine, two rag choppers, rag and chemical store rooms, two artesian wells, about 260 feet deep, afford a never-failing supply of water; there are two large ponds or reservoirs, about Eight Acres of Arable Land, and Five Acres of Meadow Land, orchard, pleasure and kitchen gardens, commodious family Dwelling House, a detached family Dwelling House, with garden and paddock, brick-built Dwelling House with garden (adapted for manager or clerk), 12 workmens' Cottages with gardens, stabling, ami numerous outbuildings.
Immediate Possession may be had. To be Viewed ....'

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