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09PO003 Henry Portal's business prospered and he expanded by taking over Laverstoke Mill in 1718. In 1724 he obtained the Bank of England contract for banknote paper, a contract which Portals still retains this day. This engraving, which shows the interior of Laverstoke Mill in 1854, appeared in the Illustrated London News. From "The Story of Portals"
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Henry Portal's business prospered and he expanded by taking over Laverstoke Mill in 1718. In 1724 he obtained the Bank of England contract for banknote paper, a contract which Portals still retains this day. This engraving, which shows the interior of Laverstoke Mill in 1854, appeared in the Illustrated London News.

From "The Story of Portals"
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