Southfields Mill, Stroud

of Woodchester, Stroud

Southfields Mill was downstream of Churches' Mill.

c.1718 The mill was owned by Elizabeth, widow of Nicholas Paul.

1731 Elizabeth's son Onesiphorous was working the mill; he received Frederick, Prince of Wales, there in 1750.

1774 Sir Onesiphorous died and was succeeded by his son Sir Onesiphorous, who assumed the additional forename George in 1780 at which time he was apparently still working the mill.

By 1804 it was occupied by William and Richard Cooper.

1809 Partnership change. '...the Copartnership which heretofore subsisted between us William Peach Cooper and Richard Cooper, as Clothiers, at Woodchester, in the County of Gloucester, under the Firm of William and Richard Cooper, was dissolved by mutual Consent...'

By 1818 it was owned by William Peach Cooper and worked by Thomas Sykes.

From 1838 and for the remainder of the 19th century, it was worked in conjunction with Churches' Mill and New Mill and contained two dye-houses, a teazle-house, a tentering house, and a gig-shop when it was put up for sale in 1900.

1876 Babb and Co

1881 E. T. Fox and Co

1907 Southfields Stick Mills

1920s It was occupied by Southfields Stick Mills Ltd.

By 1972 the main buildings had been demolished but some small 19th century buildings were then occupied by Arthurs Press Ltd. which employed 130 people on the site.

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