Thrupp Mill, Stroud
Thrupp Mill may have been in existence by 1381, when a tucker called John Hokkevale was living in the area (from when it would have been known as Huckvale's Court).
In 1635, it comprised a house, two fulling mills, a gig mill and a grist mill.
By 1770, the mill had passed to Joseph Wathen of New House, who was described at his death as one of the most considerable clothiers in the county.
1828 the mill was leased to John Ferrabee, an iron founder, who was allowed to make extensive alterations. These included demolishing the dwelling house, removing two of the waterwheels and their stocks, and building a foundry.
1851 It became the Phoenix Iron Works. It was here that Ferrabee and his sons carried on the production of cloth-making machines, water-wheels, agricultural machinery and steam engines.
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Sources of Information
- [1] Digital Stroud