From Quern to Computer: The history of flour milling
WEBSep 6, 2016 · W. Vernon Son's New Flour Mills at Birkenhead, 1899 (Bennett and Elton 1900, opposite ) (MWAT024) The roller mill at the turn of the century is perhaps epitomised by Vernon Sons' mill at Birkenhead, Liverpool which opened in 1899. Built on the latest Simon system, the mill had two separate milling plants, one with nine 60 inch .