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Ebley Mill survived the volatile 18th Century with peaks of prosperity, bankruptcy and finally decline. Until 1840, two individuals managed Ebley. The new owner, Stephen Clissold prospered for a time and built the Long Block, the single largest mill building ...

The textile industry has many terms, which vary from region to region, a lot of which mean nothing to most people. This glossary of terms helps to clarify what these terms mean. ...

The young architect, G F Bodley was building Selsley Church for Marling when the disastrous fire destroyed part of Ebley Mill. As the visitor approaches, the eyes move naturally to the echoing silhouette of Bodley’s spire at Selsley Church. They ...

Woodlands Mill was bought in 1902 by David Humphreys from Northcoat & Cartwright and extended during the period 1902 to 1920 by Messrs Poulton and Son, Slad Road, part of this mill is 200 years old. David Humphreys sold it ...

The Trust holds a broad collection of images, film and sound archives, telling the story of the local textile industry, its people and its places. These are available for research and publishing purposes. Enquiries are welcomed. ...

One of the most picturesque mills in the Stroud Valleys is St Mary’s in Chalford. Built like a diminutive Ebley Mill, it retains an imposing but static water wheel. A Tangye steam engine, which was working until the 1960s, is ...

The cross cutter was invented by John Lewis of Brimscombe Mills in 1815/18, this model has no date or maker’s name. ...

The local textile industry dates back to the Middle Ages, and evidence for a mill at Longfords survives in the Minchinhampton Custumal of 1304. It was described there as a water mill, which is interpreted as meaning it was a ...

Gigg Mill is built on the Horsley brook at a spot where the stream plunges down into the Nailsworth Valley. In the early 1900s, power was still provided by a 17 foot diameter water wheel. The small mill is unpretentious. ...

Dunkirk Mill was first recorded in the year 1601, when it was known as Richard Middlemore’s Mill. The mill went through several different ownerships over the centuries. This history brings us upto the end of the 19th Century. ...

Much of the Gloucestershire landscape would appear very different were it not for the wool trade and the woollen industry. The ‘wool’ churches of Northleach, Winchcombe, Cirencester might be less grand; the gracious houses on the valley sides might not ...

The roots of our textile heritage lie under the ground. The limestone hilltops provide a perfect pasture for sheep and an ideal building material; the clay layers beneath create the springs – fresh water for the cottages and a plentiful ...