Lt Col Blount died on 1 February 1979 .
The mill was inherited by Lt Col Blount 's youngest son , Colonel Charles Blount , father of the singer James Blunt , who spent much time there as a child .
Lt Col Blount died on 1 February 1979 and the mill was inherited by his youngest son , Colonel Charles Blount , father of the singer James Blunt , who spent much time there as a child .