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- ↑ 'West Ham: Ancient mills', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6, ed. W R Powell (London, 1973), pp. 89-93. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol6/pp89-93 [accessed 30 December 2016].
- ↑ "Three Mills Conservation Area: Character Appraisal and Management Proposals" (PDF). London Borough of Newham. December 2006. Retrieved 2017-01-02.