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A 1885 Ordnance Survey map segment showing the layout of Sawston Paper Mill with buildings, water channels, and land parcels.

Sawston paper mill OS 1885

Sawston Paper Factory, Mill Lane

History of Mill Lane

The Gellatly and Brand families are mentioned by William Farrington in his 1858 diary.

1861 census Sawston Mill Lane:

James Gellatly, 34, engineer at paper factory, b Scotland

Emma, wife, 24, b Sawston


1861 census Sawston, Mill Lane:

Robert Brand, 49, railway porter, b Kent

Maria, 53, b Kent.

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  • Farrington Diary

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  • Sawston

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