Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 165,122 pages of information and 246,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Rooksmoor Mill, Stroud

From Graces Guide

of Rodborough, Stroud

1729 The first record of Rooksmoor Mill shows it as a cloth mill owned by Thomas Small of Nailsworth.

1830 Haigh and Crossley

1863 Occupied by John Grist, flock and shoddy manufacturer.

1909 John Grist and Co

1929 Stroud Flock Co

1935 A fire destroyed many of the buildings.

1963 Rooksmoor Mills Ltd. took over the premises, manufacturing furniture and supplying carpeting.

1985 Munro Kitchens

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Sources of Information

  • [1] Digital Stroud