Repost, so tidied up a bit as the first attempt was a bit messy!
Been lurking for a while here, so thought it's about time to make an account and get some reports up. Thought I'd start with this, as there's not been a report in a while, hopefully it's up to scratch
The History:
A woollen mill was first established in North Tawton around 1750 by a John Fulford of Crediton, the precise location of which is unknown. The Fulfords carried on the industry until 1842.
In 1845 the mill which remains today was constructed at it's current location by Gilbert Vicary, who later sold it on to Messrs Shore who were based out of Halifax. The mill was the last working woollen mill in Devon, finally closing in 1930.
After closure, the site was used for storage of wool by the British Wool Marketing Board, until around 1992, when it was shut for good alongside storage sites at Launceston and Buckfastleigh.
The explore:
Explored twice over a couple of weeks due to time constraints on the first visit, access is simple, just need to be wary of the nearby cottages. Was a nice relaxing walk around, quite a photogenic site, even though it's in a poor state with the fire damage and collapsing floors. Some decent Graff dotted around too.
Exteriors -
Remains around the area of the water wheel -
The remaining buildings -
Graff -
Thanks for looking
Been lurking for a while here, so thought it's about time to make an account and get some reports up. Thought I'd start with this, as there's not been a report in a while, hopefully it's up to scratch
The History:
A woollen mill was first established in North Tawton around 1750 by a John Fulford of Crediton, the precise location of which is unknown. The Fulfords carried on the industry until 1842.
In 1845 the mill which remains today was constructed at it's current location by Gilbert Vicary, who later sold it on to Messrs Shore who were based out of Halifax. The mill was the last working woollen mill in Devon, finally closing in 1930.
After closure, the site was used for storage of wool by the British Wool Marketing Board, until around 1992, when it was shut for good alongside storage sites at Launceston and Buckfastleigh.
The explore:
Explored twice over a couple of weeks due to time constraints on the first visit, access is simple, just need to be wary of the nearby cottages. Was a nice relaxing walk around, quite a photogenic site, even though it's in a poor state with the fire damage and collapsing floors. Some decent Graff dotted around too.
Exteriors -
Remains around the area of the water wheel -
The remaining buildings -
Graff -
Thanks for looking
