Whitwood Mill
Introduction
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Whitwood Mill
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 5 Nov 2012
One of the mills that used the power of the River Frome, this one has been preserved in part. At its height it was three storeys high and had a flat roof that held band concerts! However, the demise of the mill caused the loss of the upper floors by the time the local council bought the area in 1926. See Image] for a look at the remaining steam boiler. 'Whitwood Mill' is believed to have been founded in the late thirteenth century and underwent a number of changes of use as well as name. The local name of Snuff Mills refers to the area but it's not thought this mill ground the tobacco - that distinction probably belongs to a mill called Witherlys. The prime character is a 'Snuffy Jack' who worked there in the nineteenth century as part of the H.O. Wills empire. See http://fishponds.org.uk/snuffmill.html for a comprehensive website about Snuff Mills park.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.486373
Longitude
-2.542615