SDO10528 - 'Bridport Textile Industry 1814-1945' Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries

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Type Article in serial
Title 'Bridport Textile Industry 1814-1945' Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries
Author/Originator
Date/Year 1981

Abstract/Summary

An overview on the firms of the Bridport textile and rope industries in the 19th and 20th centuries, based on the evidence of Trade Directories.

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Description

Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries, vol XXXI, part 314, September 1981, pp.141-154.

Location

Referenced Monuments (17)

  • 31 Ropewalks, Bridport (Listed Building)
  • 42 South Street, Bridport (Listed Building)
  • Bartlett Works, West Street, Bridport (Monument)
  • Former Canvas Factory, later St Michael's Foundry, Foundry Lane, Bridport (Monument)
  • Former ropewalk, rear of 26 West Street, Bridport (Monument)
  • Former Twine Works, 5 West Allington, Bridport (Monument)
  • Former warehouse of Thomas Tucker and Co, 45 South Street, Bridport (Listed Building)
  • Fullbrooks, 80 North Allington, Bridport (Monument)
  • George Kenway's rope walk, 42 South Street, Bridport (Monument)
  • Hemp Hackling Works, Barrack Street, Bridport (Monument)
  • James Edwards' (later Ewens and Turner) Factory, 40 St Michael's Lane, Bridport (Building)
  • Magdalen Works, West Allington, Bridport (Monument)
  • Robert Hounsell and Sons Works, 5 North Allington, Bridport (Monument)
  • Ropewalk, Spar Acre, Bridport (Monument)
  • Textile and bleaching works, West Allington, Bridport (Monument)
  • The Old Linen Mill, 9 North Allington, Bridport (Listed Building)
  • Twine, web, bleaching and dye works, West Street, Bridport (Monument)

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