Rous' Mill

Originally erected by William Harris as a frame planing mill in 1876, it changed hands multiple times over the next decade until the title was transferred to Charles Alfred Rous in 1887. He would continue the milling business, and shared his interests with his sons when they reached an appropriate age. Charles remained quite active with the mill until his death in 1933 at the age of 82. By 1924, his son Percival (Percy) Rous had sole charge of the business, which sawed and planed wood, and also made cider when in season. Percy would receive his income from the mill over the next 43 years, until it was terminated c.1967. After a year of retirement, Percy passed away in his seventies in 1968. The mill sat idle until being demolished in 1978.