Witney Mill, Witney, Oxfordshire
This mill dates to c1820. The mill was water powered. It combined the fulling, weaving and spinning processes under one roof. It is the earliest surviving industrial building of Richard Early and Sons Ltd. The Early family had blanket mills in Witney for much of the 19th and 20th centuries. Charles Early and Company produced blankets for the Navy at Witney Mill during WW2. Find out more about windmills and watermills in our Teachers' Kit - Mills.
Location
Oxfordshire WitneyPeriod
Georgian (1714 - 1836)Themes
