The Union Flour Mill was located on the west-side of Queen Street, it was the third mill to be erected in New Plymouth. Construction began in 1847 and it was completed by the end of the year when a 'subscription ball' was held to celebrate the achievement.
The large granary and seed store was built next to the mill in 1873. It was sold to the Crown Dairy Company in 1899 and shortly afterward the mill was demolished. This plan (DP1293), drawn in 1899 clearly marks the location of the mill and grain store. (ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index - imaged by LINZ)
The mill site is now a grassed area, near the Mangaotuku Stream.
Town Section 625 (Taranaki Land Deed Index I5 page 19) and Town Section 618 (Taranaki Land Deed Index I3 page 48).
Further reading: Volume I of Robyn Oliver's thesis, The Flour Mills of Taranaki, New Zealand 1844-1935. (pages 139-157), available in the Taranaki Research Centre at Puke Ariki. (TRCT664.72 OLI)
Related documents:
Honeyfield And Read Purchase Mill from Oliver (Taranaki Herald 22 March 1873)
Alterations To Union Flour Mill (Taranaki Herald 31 May 1873)
Messrs. Honeyfield and Read's Flour Mill (Taranaki Herald 27 August 1873)
Fire at the Union Flour Mill (Taranaki Herald 22 August 1892)
Union flour Mill For Sale (Taranaki Herald 26 November 1898)
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