Hi there Croxley Mills, indeed, no longer exists. However they were in actual fact Dickinson's Paper mills based at Croxley, where it joins the border with Watford in Hertfordshire - hence "Croxley Script". Dickinson's paper mills have long been converted into the massive Croxley Business Park and Croxley itself still has references to its Dickinson history, with streets having names such as Dickinson Avenue/Square, Mill Lane, etc. Dickinson's used to have its own railway line (now a cycle path) that connected to Watford Junction. Dickinson's Sports Ground, to the best of my knowledge, also still exists as a playing field for general use, although I'm sure it won't be long before developers build on it. Good luck CC -----Original Message----- From: Alan Fincher [mailto:alan_fincher@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 27 October 2005 12:16 To: ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HRT] Dickinson's Paper Mills Croxley Mills (Near Watford) are gone. Linda, I think you are referring to Apsley Mills, which, I agree are no more, (other than the small part of the site that is the "Paper Trail museum project"). Nash Mills, is further out of Hemel, towards Kings Langley and Watford, (in Belswains Lane, near the junction with Red Lion Lane), and is very much still in existence, (although no longer under the ownership of the Dickinsons Group) When I worked at the massive Apsley complex in the late 1970s, the situation was something this.... Croxley Mills, (near Watford) manufactured paper. Nash Mills manufactured "board", (cardboard) - I assume they still do. Apsley Mills didn't make either, but was a massive site where paper and board got turned into stationery, books, packaging, etc, etc. 30 years on, it's hard to recognise the area. Dickinson products included "Lion Brand" "Croxley Script" and "Basildon Bond". By then John Dickinsons was part of the "Dickinson Robinson Group" (DRG) which had it's head office in Bristol, and manufacturing and warehouse facilities all around the UK. I believe there are published books with detailed history of Dickinsons, and as suggested a "Google" may well locate them. Linda Staunton <linda@staunton3282.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: Hello Jill and Jan, I'm not sure about a Croxley mill but the one at Apsley Nash Mills was demolished in 1999. I bought a house in Nash Mills a stone's throw away and watched the piece by piece of it coming down. Sadly, they have built something like 700 homes on the land about 19 acres and I moved out in 2001 for different reasons. Somewhere I've got some photos of the land, I'll dig them out when I have time. Google John Dickinson paper mills should give some results. Kind regards, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allandale" To: Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:19 AM Subject: [HRT] Dickinson's Paper Mills > > Hi, > > Our grandfather HENRY FLITTON received a medal which reads - > > "Presented by John Dickinson & Co. Ltd > > For work well done - 1914, 1915, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 > > On the reverse side - a dove carrying an olive branch and the words "Peace July 19th 1919" > > We have just been given this medal and would appreciate any information or history on the medal and the Mill. > > Our grandfather was a chauffeur at the Croxley Mill after he returned from serving with the 7th Hussars as a cavalryman in India and South Africa, his children also worked at the Mill. > > > Jill and Jan, Melbourne, Australia. > Researching - FLITTON, ROLT, BYWATER (Norfolk) and COLE > > > > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > For any updates our info about the status of this list go to > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== For any updates our info about the status of this list go to http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily regarding the English County of Hertfordshire. Discussion of migration patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is encouraged.