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The Lambotte Mill is a disused factory located in Aumale, Seine-Maritime, built at the site of an old Roy mill destroyed in 1848. In 1850, a first mill was installed there, before being modernized in 1898 by Henri Lambotte, who added a turbine and cylinder machines. The factory, organized in three workshops, operates until 1970, when it was finally closed.

The building, built of brick and metal frame, retains all its original machinery and equipment, mostly dating from the late 19th century. It includes a four-level mill (reception, grinding, sieving, cleaning), a wheat washing and drying workshop, and a third concrete building for storage. The site, powered by the Bresle, illustrates the technical evolution of the mills towards industrialization.

Classified as a historic monument in 2004, the Lambotte Mill is a rare example of in situ conservation of a complete industrial complex, with its 30 machines, silos, and hydraulic installations. Its history reflects local economic transformations, from milling crafts to industrial production, fire, reconstruction and successive modernization.

Prior to milling, the site housed a college founded in 1595 by Jacques German, then a metal mill in the 19th century, before being transformed into a wheat mill. Repurchase by the Lambotte brothers in 1902, the factory reached a capacity of 200 quintals a day in 1910, employing seven workers. After 1952, it became diversified in animal feed before it ceased its activity in 1972.

Today, the site remains disused but preserved in its original state, with its buildings, mechanisms (turbine, heavy oil engine, grinding cylinders) and tools. The archives also mention war damage that led to the construction of a concrete workshop at the back of the courtyard, marking the adaptation of the factory to the historical contexts of the twentieth century.

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