▁The ▁house , ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Comp an ys ▁Ar ms , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁valley . ▁Bu ilt ▁as ▁a ▁mill ▁owner ' s ▁house ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁inn ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁It ▁ow ed ▁its ▁name ▁Comp an ys ▁Ar ms ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁mill s ▁of ▁Ch alf ord ▁supplied ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁cloth . ▁It ▁remained ▁an ▁inn ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁when ▁it ▁revert ed ▁to ▁its ▁former ▁name ▁of ▁Ch alf ord ▁Place . ▁The ▁house ▁lay ▁der el ict ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁recently ▁purchased ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁being ▁restored ▁by ▁the ▁artist ▁Dam ien ▁H irst ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁mill s ▁in ▁Ch alf ord ▁parish . ▁ ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Mill ▁ ▁Clay fields / B all ingers ▁Mill ▁ ▁I les ▁Mill ▁ ▁Bel ved ere ▁Mill ▁ ▁Bl iss ▁M ills ▁( Bl iss , ▁New , ▁M ug more , ▁Spring ▁and ▁Wood .) ▁Now ▁form ▁Ch alf ord ▁industrial ▁estate . ▁ ▁W ool ings ▁Mill ▁( including ▁Se v illes ▁upper ▁mill .) ▁ ▁Sm art ▁Mill ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁Stone ford , ▁B id me ads , ▁H opt ons ▁and ▁Hall iday ▁Mill .) ▁ ▁Valley ▁or ▁Mort on ' s ▁Mill ▁ ▁The ▁mill ▁race ▁of ▁Ash me ads ▁Mill ▁remains , ▁mill ▁demol ished ▁early ▁ 1 9 0