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that has been converted into offices. It is situated off the Woking Road just north of

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town centre. It forms the centrepiece of a small group of buildings that includes the

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Stoke Mill House.

History

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lists a

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at ''Stochae'' on the King's land. About 1635, Sir Richard Weston built the first paper mill in Surrey here. By 1740 it was also used for grinding corn. This was eventually replaced by a single story mill, with three pairs of stones, after the original was destroyed by fire in 1863. Papermaking ceased in 1869. In 1879 a modern five-story brick built corn mill was constructed alongside and the older mill became a store. In 1894 the new mill was converted to metal rollers to grind the corn and a water turbine had replaced the waterwheel by 1915. The mill ceased working in 1957. After a period of commercial use as a store and boatyard, the building was converted to offices in 1989, initially for the

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, and then occupied by the

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until 2020 when they moved out during the

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. In 2025, proposals were put forward to convert it into a pub.

Millers

*The first known tenant was John Russel in 1740 *Jasper Franks was tenant in 1842 *John Holden was miller until 1847 *H Saunders held the lease from 1850 to 1855. *Taken over by Frederick and Henry Bowyer, whose family ran the mill until 1938.

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History

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