Paper Mills
in Headley & Bramshott

Illustrations to Alan Crocker's article

Figure 1. Location map of Barford Upper, Barford Lower, Bramshott and Standford paper mills. As indicated on the inset, the mills lie approximately one-third of the way between Guildford and Portsmouth, near the point where Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex meet. The main map shows the watercourses, the sites of the paper mills (large dots) and two of the neighbouring corn mills, local settlements and two major roads, including the original route of the A3 between Guildford and Portsmouth, which passes through Liphook (square symbol). Magnify
Figure 2. Redrawn detail of the Ludshott Manor map of 1739 showing Bramshott paper mill. The river flows from the south-east, through the rectangular mill pond, past the main building of the paper mill which clearly housed the drying lofts, and on to the north. The by-pass channel. access roads and several other buildings are also shown. The lettering at the bottom is a section of 'Part of Lidshott Mannor'. Based on a copy held by the Bramshott & Liphook Preservation Society. Magnify
Figure 3. (a) Watermark, in a document dated 1787, believed to have been used by Abraham Harding, papermaker of Barford Mill. (b) Watermark used by William Warren of Bramshott Mill in 1827. The paper is laid with chain and laid line spacings of 25.5mm and 0.98mm respectively. (c) Watermark used by Warren Bros, traced from a sheet of ledger paper measuring 21in x 16.5in, where it appears four times, made at Bramshott Mill or Standford Mill, probably in the 1860s. Liphook, as indicated in figure 1 is about 4km from the two mills. (Courtesy Bramshott & Liphook Preservation Society) Magnify
Figure 4. Sketch of a beautifully inscribed block of white stone. measuring approximately 45cm x 30cm, from Standford paper mill. When the ruined mill was converted into a house in the 1970s, the stone was incorporated into its structure. The initials could refer to Edward Baker, a papermaker known to be at the mill in 1811 but who was bankrupt in 1814. Magnify
Figure 5. Card of Freedom, dated 23 June 1810, issued by The Original Society of Papermakers to William Warren of Devon on completion of his apprenticeship. The card or 'ticket' shows the allegorical figures of industry and justice and the clasped hands of masters and men surrounded by the inscription 'United to Support but not combined to Injure'. The original is printed in blue with handwritten inserts in black. This clearly shows that to create the date 1810 from the printed 180 the '0' has been overwritten with a '1'. The engraver's inscription below the figures reads "L. Wells, sculptr. 26 Leadenhall Street, and 100 Newgate Street." (Courtesy of Mrs Marion Warren of Headley). Magnify
Figure 6. Certificate, printed in Maidstone, Kent, and dated 26 August 1815, which was given to William Warren of Devon when he left Bathford Mill, Somerset. The Original Society of Papermakers moved from St Pauls Cray to Maidstone in 1815. (Courtesy of Mrs Marion Warren of Headley). Magnify
Figure 7. Drawing of one-half of an 1828 William Warren mould-cover for making watermarked paper for 200,000 reis banknotes for the independent Empire of Brazil. The other half of the cover bears the same design but inverted. Magnify
Figure 8. Portrait of William Warren, probably dating from the 1820s. (Courtesy of Mrs Marion Warren of Headley). Magnify
Figure 9. Letter dated 1861 from Warren Bros of Bramshott, Standford and Barford Mills. (Courtesy of Mrs Marion Warren of Headley). Magnify
Figure 10. Photograph of George Roe Warren, probably taken in the late 1860s. (Courtesy of Mrs Marion Warren of Headley). Magnify

Figure 12. Sketches of two blocks of stone carved in relief and built into the south-east facade of Bramshott paper mill. (a) This ornate but rather decayed monogram 'W&S' for Warren and Sons is located below a first storey opening and measures about 56cm x 27cm. It probably dates from the 1857 building.

(b) This stone presumably dates from a development of 1876 when a second floor was added but it also commemorates the earlier building of 1857. It is located above the same first storey opening and together with its separate surround measures about 80cm x 25cm.

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Figure 11. Billhead engravings of Bramshott and Standford Mills printed and used by Warren Bros in the 1870s and 1880s. Magnify
Figure 13. Photograph of the rear of Bramshott Mill taken from the west, probably in the 1880s. Compared with the engraving on the billhead of figure 11, a second storey has been added to the double-stack building at the centre and the chimney may have been relocated, but this could well be artist's licence. Otherwise the engraving appears to be remarkably accurate. (Courtesy Bramshott & Liphook Preservation Society). Magnify
Figure 14. Plan of the buildings at Bramshott paper mill in 1907, based on a copy of sale particulars held by the Bramshott & Liphook Preservation Society. As in the original the abbreviation S is used for storeys. Also at * add "on Lower Portion" and at ** add "2S (no lower floor) (i.e. a 3S Bldg in Height)". Magnify

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