Streatham Silk Mill

A crisp clear morning after all the recent rain.

This is the former Streatham silk mill - now our local big Sainburys. Stephen Wilson constructed a silk mill here in 1820. These buildings were the first purpose-built textile factory in London. The mill was sold to industrialist Henry Cow as part of his rubber factory. By 1939 the company were designing and making inflatable emergency dinghies and life jackets for the Royal Air Force and during World War II, became the world leaders in manufacturing life saving equipment.