Hidden Horsham - Prewetts Mill

Prewetts Mill

Prewetts Mill is in Worthing Road, clearly visible as you approach the Sainsbury's roundabout. Clicking the thumbnail to the left will reveal the rear of the building which is now clad in smoked glass.

The date in the eaves is AD 1861, representing the year that it was built by Henry Allbury, miller from the nearby Town or Provender Mill. It was sold to W Prewett in 1872. Curiously Prewett went on to purchase the Provender Mill in 1890. In 1951 the mill's output was recorded as 1,289 tons

Originally built as a coal powered steam mill, in 1940 it was converted to run on electricity and continued to produce stone ground flour until as recently as 1975. It was during the 1970s that ownership changed to Allisons until 1978 when the mill closed. It was re-opened as offices in 1983 under the ownership of United Rum Merchants, later known as Allied Domecq. The extension to the right of the main building was added

Early photographs show that the text in the cream painted areas read 'W. Prewett Ltd' and 'Flour Mills' respectively. Following the office refurbishment it was updated to read 'Allied Domeqc' and 'Prewetts Mill'. As the photographs show these areas were blank until when they were repainted, on Friday 25^th August 2006, with Beam Global and Prewetts Mill. The thumbnail to the left shows the north elevation

The Prewett's brand was purchased by Northumbrian Fine Foods Ltd (NFF) in 1987, see external link below. It is now assigned to a range of foods that are gluten free, wheat free, have no hydrogenated fats and are suitable for vegetarians. The NFF Prewett's logo refers to 'quality since 1872' linking with the date above that W Prewett purchased the mill

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