Frogmore Paper Mill - Adam Hart Davis papermaking
- Adam Hart Davis demonstrates hand papermaking at Frogmore Paper Mill in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. This mill marked the transition from handmade to machine made paper when the World's first Fourdrinier paper machine was installed there in 1803. Adam is taken on a tour of the museum and learns about it's fascinating history of invention.
Visit thepapertrail.org.uk to find out more.
Frogmore Paper Mill Memory Bank
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Frogmore Paper Mill Memory Bank: An oral history project coordinated by Tom Hunt ( on behalf of education and conservation charity Apsley Paper Trail.
Tough working conditions in Frogmore Paper Mill
Ex-British Paper Company employee Ken Walters describes what it was like to work on the coal-fired boilers used at Frogmore Paper Mill in Hemel Hempstead. Ken's full interview is over an hour long, with many fascinating stories, so please look out for more clips coming soon!
The Memory Bank Project is coordinated by Tom Hunt from heritage charity Apsley Paper Trail. Situated in Hemel Hempstead, England, this charitable trust operates Frogmore Paper Mill and visitor centre; the World's oldest mechanised paper mill and birthplace of papers industrial revolution.
See thepapertrail.org.uk for more details.
Frogmore Paper Mill Memory Bank - 'Croxley Mill's world famous paper'
Visit: to discover Hertfordshire's unique working museum Frogmore Paper Mill and the birthplace of paper's industrial revolution.
Robert Jones talks about what it was like to work at Croxley Paper Mill in Hertfordshire. Mr Jones was involved in the making of two of the most respected and well known paper products of the time - Three Candlesticks and Croxley Script. He talks about the working conditions in the mill as well as what employees did to amuse themselves during the quieter moments.
The Memory Bank is an oral history project coordinated by Tom Hunt ( on behalf of education and conservation charity Apsley Paper Trail.
See thepapertrail.org.uk for more details.
Welcome to Frogmore Paper Mill! (HD)
- The world's oldest mechanised paper mill! This is a short video showing you what Frogmore Paper Mill has to offer. From the world's first paper making machine to a chance to a chance to make your own hand made sheet of paper, we have it all.
Credits:
Directed and edited by Dean Rielly
Camera Operated by Arron West
Voice Over by Tom Dussek
Music: 'Rude Dude' by Halloween from Free Music Archive (
With thanks to the Apsley Paper Trail staff and Shepherd Primary School
Frogmore Paper Mill - Interview with fourth generation papermaker Jim Patterson
Visit: to find out about Hertfordshire's unique working museum and the birthplace of paper's industrial revolution.
Jim Patterson of Two Rivers Paper Company talks through papermaking at Hemel Hempstead's historic Frogmore Mill.
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Frogmore Paper Mill Memory Bank - 'Air raid sirens and trouble after dark'
Bob Jolly talks about the trouble war sirens caused for John Dickinson employees during the night time.
The Memory Bank Project is coordinated by Tom Hunt from heritage charity Apsley Paper Trail. Situated in Hemel Hempstead, England, this charitable trust operates Frogmore Paper Mill and visitor centre; the World's oldest mechanised paper mill and birthplace of papers industrial revolution.
See thepapertrail.org.uk for more details.
Frogmore Paper Mill - Entire recycling process in one and a half minutes!
Frogmore Paper Mill's initiative 'Recyle4Learning' has been a big success with schools across the South East of England. Watch this video to see the whole recycling process in less than one and a half minutes!
Visit thepapertrail.org.uk to find out about Hemel Hempstead's historic paper mill.
To see which events are happening at the mill this Autumn visit:
'Football saves the day!' - Frogmore Paper Mill Memory Bank
Ex-John Dickinson's employee Jim Crotty describes how being a football fan helped him out of a tricky financial situation. He also tells a touching story about a visitor who came to honour a debt his father owed to the mill.
The Memory Bank Project is coordinated by Tom Hunt from heritage charity Apsley Paper Trail. Situated in Hemel Hempstead, England, this charitable trust operates Frogmore Paper Mill and visitor centre; the World's oldest mechanised paper mill and birthplace of papers industrial revolution.
See thepapertrail.org.uk for more details.
Wartime footage of World famous stationery company John Dickinson's
- A wartime video from Apsley Paper Trail's archive, showing how the English company John Dickinson's made an immense effort to turn from being stationery manufactures to manufacturers of the essential goods of war.
Find out more about Apsley Paper Trail, it's visitor centre and work as a heritage charity at: thepapertrail.org.uk
Tony Chambers interview. From England to New Zealand - Paper making down under
Tony Chambers was born in Hemel Hempstead, England but left as a child migrant to Christchurch in New Zealand. He grew up there and took a job in a printing company. Soon after being employed he discovered that his foreman knew all about his previous home and the paper making history associated with it - in particular Frogmore Paper Mill, the world's oldest mechanised paper mill.
Frogmore Paper Mill - Fourdrinier papermaking machine
Visit: to learn about Hertfordshire's unique working museum Frogmore Paper Mill and the birthplace of paper's industrial revolution.
Frogmore Paper Mill's larger Fourdrinier machine (or the 'No.2 machine' as it's known) sadly ceased production in July 2009, although it is still on site for visitors to look at during mill tours. You can also visit our smaller Fourdrinier papermaking machine which still creates everything from paper made with denim jeans to paper made with elephant dung!
Full interview with ex-British Paper Company employee James Chandler
87 year old James Chandler worked at the World's oldest mechanised paper mill: Frogmore Mill in Hemel Hempstead, England. This interview contains his memories of the working conditions at the mill, the people he once worked with and the way Hemel Hempstead evolved throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
Project management and music by Tom Hunt -
Filmed and edited by Jake Munn of Second Take Productions
Visit: thepapertrail.org.uk for more details on Frogmore Mill; now a working museum and visitor centre.
Frogmore Paper Mill Memory Bank - The legacy of John Dickinson's stationery company
Ex-employee Vivien Concannon talks about the famous Hertfordshire-based company John Dickinson's. This company was responsible for innovations in papermaking and stationery and employed thousands of people to manufacture well known paper brands such as Three Candlesticks, Basildon Bond, Lion Brand and Croxley Script. Mrs Concannon describes the eventual decline of the company and also the influence Dickinson's once had on local culture.
The award-winning Memory Bank project is coordinated by Frogmore Paper Mill employee Tom Hunt. See the following website for details on this historic mill and visitor Centre: thepapertrail.org.uk
Engineering gone wrong at Frogmore Paper Mill
Part of Frogmore Paper Mill's award-winning Memory Bank project. Ex-British Paper Company engineer Steve Cleaver tells an anecdote from his time at Hemel Hempstead's mill.
For more details/opening times for historic Frogmore Paper Mill and Visitor Centre visit: thepapertrail.org.uk
Frogmore Paper Mill - Recycling with the Watford Pulper
Here's what happens to your old homework kids!
Or in other words: Frogmore Paper Mill collects old classwork from schools across the South East/East of England and shreds it up using our Watford Pulper into a substance known as 'crumble'. This is one of the early stages in the paper making process and this crumble will eventually form brand new pieces of paper. You can see this machine and much, much more on our mill tours.
Visit thepapertrail.org.uk for details.
To see which events are happening at the mill this Autumn visit:
Full interview with ex-John Dickinson's employee Bill Heron
Part of Frogmore Paper Mill's award-winning Memory Bank Project.
Visit thepapertrail.org.uk for details on this historic mill and Visitor Centre.
Bill Heron moved from 'smog-ridden' London to the 'green fields' of Hemel Hempstead at a time when the town was experiencing a rapid increase in population. As Mr Heron moved to Hemel Hempstead during this transition, he was known by the locals as one of the 'New Towners'. After some initial animosity at his job in John Dickinson's for being an outsider, he was eventually accepted by the people of Hemel Hempstead and he grew to love the town.
Project management and music by Tom Hunt -
Filmed and edited by Jake Munn of Second Take Productions
Visit: thepapertrail.org.uk for more details on John Dickinson's and the historic Frogmore Paper Mill and Visitor Centre
Full interview with industrial fireman and ex-John Dickinson's employee Paul Sturman
Part of Frogmore Paper Mill's award-winning Memory Bank Project.
Visit thepapertrail.org.uk for details on this historic mill and Visitor Centre.
Paul Sturman was employed at the World famous John Dickinson's in Hemel Hempstead and grew up living next to the company paper mills. He was also able to realise his childhood dream of being a fireman; finding work as a member of John Dickinson's fire brigade.
Mr Sturman talks about this and much more in an interview recorded on the 26th February 2012.
Project management and music by Tom Hunt -
Filmed and edited by Jake Munn of Second Take Productions
Visit thepapertrail.org.uk to find out more about Frogmore Paper Mill.
Frogmore Mill Apsley - 09/05/10
A morning spent at the excellent Paper Trail project at Frogmore Mills in Apsley.
The Paper Trail project is an industrial 'exploration' centre built around the historic paper mills in Apsley.
If you've never been, go! you'll love it!
Making Anti-Radar 'Window' - Wartime footage
During World War 2 John Dickinson's Stationery Company switched much of its manufacture to wartime products. This video shows how workers produced anti-radar 'window' foil strips - a powerful tool used by fighter pilots of the time.