Reference code
CUTT-00210
Title
"Old mill lends itself to history, but it doesn't come chimp!"
Date(s)
- 08 May 2005 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 press cutting
Name of creator
Repository
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Scope and content
Cutting from 'Property Review' of a property listing for Great Ivy Mill near Maidstone. The article gives a brief history of the mill, including its conversion from a fulling to a paper mill, as well as its occupancy by wildlife photographer Cherry Kearton and his pet chimpanzees in the 1920s. It also includes details of the property in its present condition as a home.
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Conditions governing access
The digital scan of this cutting may be consulted free of charge at The Mills Archive; please email visitors@millsarchive.org to arrange an appointment. This scan is only part of the cutting; the whole cutting may also be consulted at the archive.