Industry

A Merton Abbey marvel - Map of William Knight's colour mills c1690 A chance find This stunning and rare map, dr...
Aircraft Industry Aircraft Industry During the 1950s Surrey made...
Dennis Brothers Dennis Brothers Ltd of Guildford, world-famous ...
Drummond Brothers - lathes The lathe-making business incorporated in 1902 ...
GQ Parachute Company GQ Parachute Company Limited, Woking In 193...
Gunpowder making Gunpowder mills at Chilworth were originally es...
Sunbury Leather Company Ltd The Sunbury Leather Company Ltd, Addlestone...

Surrey's industrial heritage is very varied. Stone has been mined in the Surrey Hills, there is an oil well in the county and local manufacturers have often been at the leading edge of technology; aircraft manufacture at Brooklands for example. The pages in the section will give you an idea of the variety of Surrey's industrial history.

Further information on water and wind flour mills is available on the Epsom and Ewell History Explorer website. Click on the following link to see information on: Flour Mills (water and wind).

Contributor:Surrey Heritage