HISTORY OF MILL DENE

Welcome to ancient Blockley where Mill Dene Garden surrounds one of it's twelve water-mills with all season colours

A brief history:
1086
There were 12 mills in Blockley according to The Doomsday Book
Middle Ages
The Mill ground corn, and was involved in the silk and wool industry
1870
The Mill became VULCAN FORGE. It made pianos, and iron doorstops
1914
The Mill became residential
1964
The Dare family bought half the building
1975
The Dares bought the other half
1990
The Dares started the garden seriously
1992
Mill Dene Garden open to the public for the first time.