The mill was converted to
papermaking by George Stafford in 1778, and was purchased by
John Dickinson in 1809. The mill supplied
cartridge paper for the
British Army during the
Napoleonic Wars, and produced envelopes, cards, ledgers and railway tickets, rather than paper, from 1888. During the 1930s, the site became a vast industrial complex with the building now known as Apsley Mill Cottage, with its oak-panelled boardroom, at its centre. Following a change in ownership, Apsley Mill ceased the manufacture of stationery in 1999. The war memorial, which is a grade II
listed building, and Apsley Mill Cottage, which is also grade II listed, are all that remains of Apsley Mill. by residential developments and the Paper Mill public house, operated by
Fuller's, (behind) and by the
Holiday Inn Express Hemel Hempstead to the southeast. ==References==