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Report - Ceulan Woolen mill September 2019

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grindle

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
built in 1847 by the Morris family and although the exact date that production/operation actually started is vague it was definitely working in 1860. Due to the success of the mill an extension was added in 1880.
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The factory produced cloth and flannel mainly for shirts for farmers and coal miners throughout mid and south Wales but production and profits suffered during the war. Although things picked up after the war ultimately it was unable to compete with the larger factories that were significantly bigger and were using (what was then) modern new machinery which was more efficient. After diversifying and turning part of the mill into a shop to sell the products directly to the public the mill eventually closed in 1962 although it still remains within the same family. A number of years ago the current owner tried to pass the property and machinery to the National Trust for preservation but as the owner was unable to provide some of the funding to restore/repair the mill the National Trust were unable to take the property.
 

Shaun

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28DL Full Member
drove past here last week, didnt stop as i visited in april, the place is jam packed, but only a matter of time till second flaw collapses through with the weight
 

grindle

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
drove past here last week, didnt stop as i visited in april, the place is jam packed, but only a matter of time till second flaw collapses through with the weight
Probably right I got up to the top floor looked solid but not much up there
 
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