Woodcraft Industries
Owen Jones, oak swill basket maker demonstrating his craft at Damson Day in the Levens Valley, Cumbria.
Owen Jones, oak swill basket maker demonstrating his craft at Damson Day in the Levens Valley, Cumbria.
Willow working by Willowpool Designs at St Mary's Church, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Finsthwaite near Newby Bridge in the Lake District, Cumbria.
This extensive working mill produced millions of wooden bobbins which were vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.
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Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Finsthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Lake District bobbin making began in the 1780s and flourished throughout the 19th century.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill was operational from 1875-1971.
English Heritage. Entrance charge.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Finsthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Lake District bobbin making began in the 1780s and flourished throughout the 19th century.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill was operational from 1875-1971.
English Heritage: Admission charge for non-members
Old lathe made by Bridge Iron Works of Windermere at Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Finsthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
English Heritage. Entrance charge.
The 1880s steam engine, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Finsthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Horizontal steam engine for driving the line shafting in the mill. Built by W Bradley, Gooder Lane Ironworks, Brighouse.
Bobbins at Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Finsthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Lake District bobbin making began in the 1780s and flourished throughout the 19th century.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill was operational from 1875-1971.
English Heritage: Admission charge for non-members
Gayle Mill, Gayle near Hawes in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.
Gayle Mill was built in 1784 as a Richard Arkwright design cotton mill, then the building was converted in 1879 to a water-powered sawmill. Today it is owned by the North of England Civic Trust. After taking third place in the 2004 TV series, 'Restoration', the trust gained sufficient funding to renovate the building and restore all the Victorian machinery to full functionality.
Gayle Mill, Gayle near Hawes in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.
Gayle Mill was built in 1784 as a Richard Arkwright design cotton mill, then the building was converted in 1879 to a water-powered sawmill. Today it is owned by the North of England Civic Trust. After taking third place in the 2004 TV series, 'Restoration', the trust gained sufficient funding to renovate the building and restore all the Victorian machinery to full functionality as a working sawmill..
Hand-cranked wooden crane (built by Rushforth Bros of Colne) at Gayle Mill, Hawes in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.
Gillow & Co. Offices and Workshop on Castle Hill, Lancaster.
Robert Gillow started cabinet making in 1730. Known for producing high-quality furniture, Gillows & Co was operated by the family until 1814. These premises in Lancaster were their offices and workshops until 1882.
Remains of a bark peeler's hut at High Park Wood near Witherslack. These 19th century huts were the summer homes of bark peelers and their families. The huts had a round stone base with a hearth and a wigwam shaped roof supported by wooden poles. A bark peeler removed bark from oak coppice then sent it to a tannery where it was used in the leather making process. Their families would have made and sold brooms and clothes pegs.
Remains of a bark peeler's hut in High Park Wood at Witherslack. These 19th century huts were the summer homes of bark peelers and their families. The huts had a round stone base with a hearth and a wigwam shaped roof supported by wooden poles. A bark peeler removed bark from oak coppice then sent it to a tannery where it was used in the leather making process. Their families would have made and sold brooms and clothes pegs.