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| ⚫ | '''The Mill at Sonning''' is a [[theatre]] and [[restaurant]] (or [[dinner theatre]]), converted from an 18th-century flour [[watermill|mill]], on an island in the [[River Thames]] at [[Sonning Eye]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Oxfordshire]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g528805-d1413800-Reviews-The_Mill_at_Sonning-Sonning_on_Thames_Berkshire_England.html | title=The Mill at Sonning | publisher=[[TripAdvisor]] | accessdate=11 October 2014 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The river divides into three, with the [[mill race]] forming the middle branch, spanned by one of the [[Sonning Backwater Bridges]] just downstream of the mill. The original mill was established much earlier and was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]]. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the mill was owned by the well-known local families of May<ref> |
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| ⚫ | The river divides into three, with the [[mill race]] forming the middle branch, spanned by one of the [[Sonning Backwater Bridges]] just downstream of the mill. The original mill was established much earlier and was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]]. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the mill was owned by the well-known local families of May<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mayfamilyhistory.co.uk/places/sonning_mill.html | title=Sonning Mill] | publisher=[http://www.mayfamilyhistory.co.uk/ May Family History] | accessdate=11 October 2014 }}</ref> and Witherington, and it produced flour for [[Huntley and Palmer]] biscuits in the nearby town of [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]. More recently, the Mill complex has been converted into a 215-seat air-conditioned theatre, with a restaurant for pre-theatre meals and also a [[Bar (establishment)|bar]], where the original watermill is now exposed to view. Close by is the [[French Horn, Sonning Eye|French Horn]] hotel, also on the river. |
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| ⚫ | The theatre has a small hydroelectric generator of 18.5 kW capacity, commissioned in June 2005. This was the first such installation on the Thames, predating the one at [[Windsor Castle]]. In 1984, the Mill at Sonning was given a conservation award by ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper and the [[Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors]] for the design, restoration and conversion of the derelict mill into a dinner theatre. |
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| ⚫ | The theatre has a small hydroelectric generator of 18.5 kW capacity, commissioned in June 2005. This was the first such installation on the Thames, predating the one at [[Windsor Castle]]. In 1984, the Mill at Sonning was given a conservation award by ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper and the [[Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors]] for the design, restoration and conversion of the derelict mill into a dinner theatre.{{fact|date=October 2014}} |
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The Mill adjoins the ''Mill House'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/george-clooney-and-amal-alamuddin-choose-berkshire-as-their-first-home-9787981.html | title=George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin choose Berkshire as their first home | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | first=Ella | last=Alexander | date=10 October 2014 }}</ref> a 17th century house acquired by the American film actor [[George Clooney]] and his wife [[Amal Alamuddin]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/reading/articles/2014/10/09/104321-hollywood-star-george-clooney-and-wife-amal-alamuddin-eye-sonning-home/ | title=Updated: Hollywood star George Clooney and wife Amal Alamuddin eye Sonning home | newspaper=[[The Reading Chronicle]] | date=9 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11154328/Welcome-to-Sonning-Mr-and-Mrs-Clooney.html | title=Welcome to Sonning, Mr & Mrs Clooney | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Patrick | last=Sawer | date=10 October 2014 }}</ref> |
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* [http://www.millatsonning.com/ The Mill at Sonning website] |
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* [http://www.theatresonline.com/theatres/reading-theatres/the-mill-at-sonning/ The Mill at Sonning] on [http://www.theatresonline.com/ theatresonline.com] |
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The Mill at Sonning is a theatre and restaurant (or dinner theatre), converted from an 18th-century flour mill, on an island in the River Thames at Sonning Eye in the English county of Oxfordshire.[1]
The river divides into three, with the mill race forming the middle branch, spanned by one of the Sonning Backwater Bridges just downstream of the mill. The original mill was established much earlier and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the mill was owned by the well-known local families of May[2] and Witherington, and it produced flour for Huntley and Palmer biscuits in the nearby town of Reading. More recently, the Mill complex has been converted into a 215-seat air-conditioned theatre, with a restaurant for pre-theatre meals and also a bar, where the original watermill is now exposed to view. Close by is the French Horn hotel, also on the river.
The theatre has a small hydroelectric generator of 18.5 kW capacity, commissioned in June 2005. This was the first such installation on the Thames, predating the one at Windsor Castle. In 1984, the Mill at Sonning was given a conservation award by The Times newspaper and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors for the design, restoration and conversion of the derelict mill into a dinner theatre.[citation needed]
The theatre's first artistic director was Peter Egan.[citation needed] Productions have included performances by Anthony Valentine, Judi Dench, June Whitfield, Adam Faith, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, John Junkin and Brian Cant.
The Mill adjoins the Mill House,[3] a 17th century house acquired by the American film actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin in 2014.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "The Mill at Sonning". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Sonning Mill]". May Family History. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Alexander, Ella (10 October 2014). "George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin choose Berkshire as their first home". The Independent.
- ^ "Updated: Hollywood star George Clooney and wife Amal Alamuddin eye Sonning home". The Reading Chronicle. 9 October 2014.
- ^ Sawer, Patrick (10 October 2014). "Welcome to Sonning, Mr & Mrs Clooney". The Daily Telegraph.
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