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of [[Ditherington Flax Mill]], Shrewsbury | of [[Ditherington Flax Mill]], Shrewsbury | ||
The mill was built for [[John Marshall]] of Leeds, [[Thomas Benyon]], and [[Benjamin Benyon]]. The architect, [[Charles Bage]], was also a partner in the venture | The mill was built for [[John Marshall]] of Leeds, [[Thomas Benyon]], and [[Benjamin Benyon]]. The architect, [[Charles Bage]], was also a partner in the venture | ||
1803/4 Drawing of a [[Boulton and Watt]] engine for the mill <ref>Birmingham Archives</ref> | 1803/4 Drawing of a [[Boulton and Watt]] engine for the mill <ref>Birmingham Archives</ref> | ||
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1804 This partnership was dissolved with the mill being retained by John Marshall, who paid off his partners on the basis that it was worth £64,000. The other partners built themselves another mill nearby. These two flax mills provided the 'chief manufacture' of Shrewsbury (according to an 1851 directory). | 1804 This partnership was dissolved with the mill being retained by John Marshall, who paid off his partners on the basis that it was worth £64,000. The other partners built themselves another mill nearby. These two flax mills provided the 'chief manufacture' of Shrewsbury (according to an 1851 directory). | ||
1805 Partnership changed. '...the Copartnership in the Business of Flax-Spinners and Linen Manufacturers, carried on at Leeds, in the County of York, by John Marshall, Thomas Benyon, and Benjamin Benyon, under the Firm of Marshall and | 1805 Partnership changed. '...the Copartnership in the Business of Flax-Spinners and Linen Manufacturers, carried on at Leeds, in the County of York, by [[John Marshall]], [[Thomas Benyon]], and [[Benjamin Benyon]], under the Firm of [[Marshall and Benyons]], and at Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, by the said John, Marshall, Thomas Benyon and Benjamin Benyon, and [[Charles Bage]], under the Firm of [[Benyons, Marshall and Bage|Benyons, Marshall, and Bage]], was dissolved...'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15803/page/592 The London Gazette Publication date:30 April 1805 Issue:15803 Page:592]</ref> | ||
of Salop, by the said John, Marshall, Thomas Benyon and Benjamin Benyon, and Charles Bage, under the Firm of Benyons, Marshall, and Bage, was dissolved...'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15803/page/592 The London Gazette Publication date:30 April 1805 Issue:15803 Page:592]</ref> | |||
1886 The mill closed and was sold (with a bleach yard at Hanwood for £3,000. The building was then converted to a maltings (hence its more commonly-used local name), and as a consequence many windows were bricked up | 1886 The mill closed and was sold (with a bleach yard at Hanwood for £3,000. The building was then converted to a maltings (hence its more commonly-used local name), and as a consequence many windows were bricked up | ||
Revision as of 09:08, 18 January 2015
of Ditherington Flax Mill, Shrewsbury
The mill was built for John Marshall of Leeds, Thomas Benyon, and Benjamin Benyon. The architect, Charles Bage, was also a partner in the venture
1803/4 Drawing of a Boulton and Watt engine for the mill [1]
1804 This partnership was dissolved with the mill being retained by John Marshall, who paid off his partners on the basis that it was worth £64,000. The other partners built themselves another mill nearby. These two flax mills provided the 'chief manufacture' of Shrewsbury (according to an 1851 directory).
1805 Partnership changed. '...the Copartnership in the Business of Flax-Spinners and Linen Manufacturers, carried on at Leeds, in the County of York, by John Marshall, Thomas Benyon, and Benjamin Benyon, under the Firm of Marshall and Benyons, and at Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, by the said John, Marshall, Thomas Benyon and Benjamin Benyon, and Charles Bage, under the Firm of Benyons, Marshall, and Bage, was dissolved...'[2]
1886 The mill closed and was sold (with a bleach yard at Hanwood for £3,000. The building was then converted to a maltings (hence its more commonly-used local name), and as a consequence many windows were bricked up
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Birmingham Archives
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:30 April 1805 Issue:15803 Page:592