Tring Trads - Silk Mill View Traditional Cache

One of a mini series of Traditional caches placed in and around the Market Town of Tring.

You are looking for a Nano about the size of a pen cap, which has no space for a pen or pencil, so please bring one along - but hey you are a cacher and have several on you already, Right?
Tweezers might also be helpful

Please note that GZ is on a path that can be busy at times and is overlooked, so please use as much stealth as possible - Thank you

For those of you tall enough to see over the wall, the long brick built building is what remains of the old Silk Mill

A little about The Mill

The mill was built in the early days of Industry coming to Tring, It was built in 1824 for William Kay who bought the Manor of Tring in 1823. It was run by his brother from Macclesfield but leased to David Evans & Co. after 4 years.

Originally built as a 5 storey building, it was reduced to 3-storeys in early C20, though this could easily also have happened in January 1836 when a serious fire devastated the 4th and 5th floors, but trade at the time was so brisk, that it would appear that they were rebuilt.

When the mill was described in 1840 It employed 500 people, (though at times probably employed many more) consisting of 40 men, 140 women and 320 children (The use and exploitation of children in factories was common at this time). At this time the mill was powered by both steam and water power - there was a 25hp steam engine and 16hp of water power from an enclosed iron waterwheel 22ft diameter and 6ft wide (which apparently remains in situ) fed from a high level aqueduct on the west side of the mill.

The mill was in use up to 1898 and has since been used for light engineering and retail units.

The Cache

Please replace the cache carefully

happy Hunting