Brandon Silk Mill

Sectors:

  • Textile production Silk textiles production inc throwing & weaving

Notes:

Ancient mill site that by 1711 was used for cloth fulling and in 1740s was converted to papermaking. By 1828 acquired by George and William Herbert, silk throwsters of Coventry, who converted it to a silk mill. Closed 1867 and reopened c1869 by Tom Iliffe who continued silk throwing. From 1872 he also had a mill at Bribklow. Closed 1898

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