IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Mill Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8BE
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Mill Street, BA14 8BE by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Map
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Image Listing (315 Images Found)
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Castle Factory, Court Street, Trowbridge
This block with the attic windows is from 1828. Originally a textile mill with steam power but in 1894 sold for furniture storage and showrooms. Still in commercial use. The section in the left foreground up to the end wall of the taller building has been demolished since this was taken and there is now a car park there.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Jan 2012
0.03 miles
2
Castle Factory, Court street, Trowbridge
The block with the attic windows is from 1828 and the other block is from 1836. Originally a textile mill with steam power but in 1894 sold for furniture storage and showrooms. Still in commercial use.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Jan 2012
0.03 miles
3
Castle Factory, Court Street, Trowbridge
This block with the attic windows is from 1828 and a block hidden behind it is from 1836. Originally a textile mill with steam power but in 1894 sold for furniture storage and showrooms. Still in commercial use. The lower section on the left has been demolished and replaced by a car park.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Jan 2012
0.03 miles
4
Former textile mills on Court Street, Trowbridge
On the left is Brick Factory (Mills) - four storey textile mill, obviously in brick and working by 1815. Powered by a 14 horsepower Boulton & Watt steam engine. Rebuilt in 1856 following a fire and still in commercial use. On the right is Castle Factory - The block with the attic windows is from 1828 and the other block is from 1836. Originally a textile mill with steam power but in 1894 sold for furniture storage and showrooms. Still in commercial use in 2012.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Jan 2012
0.03 miles
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Castle Factory, Court Street, Trowbridge
This block near the river is from 1836. Originally a textile mill with steam power but in 1894 sold for furniture storage and showrooms. Still in commercial use.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Jan 2012
0.04 miles
6
Prime location
The secluded riverside path provides plenty of opportunity for some urban expression. The deserted buildings in the background also lend a rather desolate flavour to the scene.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 Nov 2013
0.05 miles
7
The mills of Court Street
There were several mills along the riverside here in Court Street - Brick Mills, Castle Mills and Castle Court Mills - all of which were involved with woollen goods. These days the fleeces are long gone and smaller units are available to various firms.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 Nov 2013
0.05 miles
8
A familiar face?
Graffiti alongside the secluded riverside path in Trowbridge.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 Nov 2013
0.05 miles
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Brick Factory (Mills), Court Street, Trowbridge
Four storey textile mill, obviously in brick and working by 1815. Powered by a 14 horsepower Boulton & Watt steam engine. Rebuilt in 1856 following a fire and still in commercial use in 2012. A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Wiltshire lists this as Brick Mills while K H Rogers in his monograph on steam power in Trowbridge lists as Brick Factory.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Jan 2012
0.05 miles
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Brick Mills, Court Street, Trowbridge
Four storey textile mill, obviously in brick and working by 1815. Powered by a 14 horsepower Boulton & Watt steam engine. Rebuilt in 1856 following a fire and still in commercial use.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 8 Jan 2012
0.05 miles