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You are facing a fascinating time capsule. The House Mill, a Grade I listed building, has been standing right here since 1776. While the mill is famous for its role in the gin trade and its age as the world’s largest surviving tidal mill, the building’s history stretches back even further. Its foundations, built using pieces of ships, date back to between 1380 and 1420. Once a crucial part of the three mills in the area – known since medieval times as Three Mills Island – the House Mill ground grain and produced flour for Londoners. In 1728 Peter Lefevre, a Huguenot, and Daniel Bisson joined forces to expand the site’s activity, turning it into a distillery. In 1872 the House Mill was acquired by J&W Nicholson & Co, who produced the once popular Lamplighter Gin. The mill faced demolition in the 1970s, but the Passmore Edwards Museum Trust saved its iconic site from being transformed into a car park and renamed it the River Lea Tidal Mill Trust. Now the House Mill Trust, the building is a gem of the early industrial revolution and is open to visitors for heritage tours, concerts and exhibitions. The nearby Miller’s House, a reconstructed 1763 building, is a café, information, and education centre. Today the House Mill stands as a monument to London’s rich, bustling past, reminding us of the enduring spirit of this city and its ability to transform over time.

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