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Description: | 1903,
Manorial Mill site which is recorded as early as Domesday. The River Wharfe provided the water flow to turn the mill wheel. There is evidence of varied use of the site as a fulling mill, oil mill processing rape seed oil, corn mill, processing flax for manufacture of linen and processing linseed oil with which to make animal feed. A prominent product in the area was paper. Around 1802 George Beecroft and John Butler, ironmasters of Kirkstall Forge had interests in the mill making paper. Paper is still made in the area. This view shows the banks of the Wharfe with the mill and weir. A cart can be seen gathering gravel which would be sold for 3/- a load (15p). | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Thorp Arch Mill | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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