north tawton

Hi again! Took a trip to North Tawton today to take a look around the mill off the main road. It's been the target of arson over the past few years so the insides are very dangerous and the walkways are collapsing inwards due to decay. Here are some outside shots of the buildings and a couple...

The first woollen mill in the area was built by John Fulford in 1750. In 1845 the mill that still stands today (or did when I visited) was built by Gilbert Vicary. This mill was the last working mill in Devon and closed in 1930. There has been plans to build where the mill is but when I...

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...

On my 16th birthday I received my first proper camera - the Nikon Coolpix b500. The week later, my parents and I took a trip down to Devon to visit my brother and his partner in North Tawton. I was just researching the town's history when I found something about a wool mill. I researched further...

Woollen Mill in North Tawton, Devon. Been posted in the past but nice to see updates. It has been tidied up and site cleared to make way for building works. They have knocked down the site nearest the Gregory Distribution yard and now started building houses. Soon to build more houses and...

People don’t usually associate Devon with woollen cloth production yet in the 1700’s the county was the 3rd richest in England on the back of its cloth trade outranking the textile heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire. And why not? Our warmer climes and good grass make for good sheep producing...

Visited yesterday with our exploring group from South Devon. Having visited Tonedale a few months ago, we fancied another one mill, having seen how they can hold a real amount of energy and memories in them, even if the machines are long gone. There was more original machinery left in Tonedale...

As I was back in Devon visiting the parents for the weekend, I thought it would be rude if I didn't fit in some exploring time too :D. The history of the mill was covered pretty comprehensively in Collingwood's report from January, so those of you who are interested can read it there :)...

I was told about this place by a good friend of mine, (and now member here), who lives in the village, and being another new site, I thought it worth sharing. Visited twice, first time with my kids(!) and BJ1, and again with Lectrician & incognito, to get some more shots with my now trusty...