Millennium Mills is currently derelict in 2014 and is situated West Silvertown on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock
Millennium Mills was designed and built by millers William Vernon & Sons of West Float, Birkenhead in 1905 with construction overseen by W. A. Vernon, the principal’s son. The mills were extensive, featuring two plants, equipped by Henry Simon Ltd, that had a capacity of 100 sacks per hour. W. A. Vernon described the mills in a single word as “palatial”. Vernon and Sons named the mill after their most successful product, a flour variety which they called “Millennium Flour” after winning the “The Miller Challenge Cup” at the 1899 International Bakers Exhibition. The flour had been selected from “the best wheats of the world” and was put through a carefully designed industrial process. The victory gained Vernon and Sons “world-wide fame” and dominance in the English flour market.