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Guyzance Mill
Guyzance Mill, date of use / disuse unknown!
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Masons mark?
I came across this today, carved into the stonework of Guyzance mill
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Guyzance mill graffiti
Graffitti from inside the mill. Cogged by ???? 1913
Last edited by Pete; 12-06-2010 at 06:22 PM. Reason: added info |
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Guyzance mill graffiti
You're a bad lad, Lester
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My grandad, Thomas Wilson was born in Guyzance in 1910. His father was the miller here at this point, until he died in a motorbike accident ~ 1929 I believe. They lived in the mill house which is on the other side of the road towards Guyzance village. After that point his wife, and my great uncle Fred Wilson ran the mill business but I don't know when the mill stopped being used. I think Fred became an agricultural rep, and retired to Warkworth in the late 1970's.
There is an interesting interview with Fred available here: A Miller's Tale - wish I'd been old enough to want to get a proper history from all of them myself - all I remember is the tall tales that grandad would tell us as kids! |
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That's an interesting read.
I didn't know Wilson Hepple was buried in Acklington Churchyard. I've got a little watercolour Amble seascape by him: http://www.fusilier.co.uk/old_photos_amble/hepple.htm Also interesting to note that there was a large army camp between Guyzance and Acklington during WW1 this is a photo of where I think the water wheel sat at Gyzance mill: |
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