Fulling Shed, New Ing Mills, Batley, West Yorkshire
Fulling is the controlled shrinkage of woollen cloth, which helps to give it a close weave. Large hammers or rollers pound the material while a solution of soap and a fulling agent is added. The process was mechanised in the medieval period; previously workers' feet pounded the cloth.
Location
West Yorkshire BatleyPeriod
1980s (1980 - 1989)Themes
