The Hovis Mill

The Hovis Mill at Macclesfield is adjacent to the friendly Macclesfield Canal Centre, "http://macclesfield.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/macclesfield-canal-centre-14476985.html". The Hovis Mill has been sensitively restored and is now converted to flats. The mill was built in 1820, but the Hovis brand name only came into existence in 1890. The bread had been sold as "Smith's Patent Germ Bread", and a competition to find a better name was won by a Mr Herbert Grime. It derives from the Latin "hominis vis" (strength of man) and for many years was spelled with a ~ over the o (to indicate that it was an abbreviation). A good place to stop for all your basic boating needs (pump-out, diesel, etc) and there are good local shops (try the little off-licence near the bridge in the background for all sorts of useful things including drink).

Photograph taken by Charles Lyne in July 2001 and was added to the database before Saturday the 1st of January, 2005

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