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A watercolor painting shows a large mill building standing on a riverbank, reflected in calm water under a moody, cloudy sky.

Hemingford Grey Mill, William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)

Hemingford Grey Watermill

History of Mill

Listed Building

An 1886 OS map section detailing the waterways, mills, and surrounding landscape of Hemingford Grey.

1886 Hemingford Grey OS

Two boys and a man kneel on grass behind a very large, long fish, flanked by standing figures in coats and formal attire.

Hemingford Mill Pond 1924

In 1907 an attempt was made to catch a giant sturgeon at the mill pool but the attempt failed and the fish wasn’t caught until 1924. Then it was 8.5 feet long and weighed 185lbs.

(Huntingdonshire Through Time, Akeroyd and Clifford)

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