floor of Buckingham Palace was produced here. The saw mill stood alongside Crayford flour Mill; it was standing in 1854. Crayford Flour Mills Crayford Flour Mills were built in 1817. They were powered by a cast iron low breast shot waterwheel by and drove five pairs of French Burr millstones. The upright shaft was wooden, with a cast iron wallower. The waterwheel and machinery were scrapped in 1914, when roller milling plant was installed, driven by gas engines. References Bibliography Cray, River Cray, River Watermills in London Nature reserves in the London Borough of Bromley Nature reserves in the London Borough of Bexley