Tonedale Mill
Tonedale Mill - newly converted flats ? The factory was originally old flour mills which Thomas Fox the Quaker bought in 1800 and had converted into a woollen factory. He bought bricks for the rebuilding at 7s 6d (37 1/2p?) per thousand from a Wellington builder. I wonder what the cost will be today for the new conversion?!
In this image the old factory buildings take on cathedral-like proportions, having been gutted and ready for development into flats . Unfortunately the funding has disappeared and the building stands empty.
Tonedale Mill & Dye Works
Tonedale Mill : Extract from the 6-inch OS map of 1888 This move facilitated an increase in both quality and quantity, while cutting costs as other production was brought in-house; basket weaving, joinery, book binding and metalworking was all carried out on the site. In 1807 he build Tonedale House, where he lived with his wide Sarah Smith .
Tonedale Mill was established in 1790 by the Fox family, and became a site of national importance during the Boer War when the Tonedale dyers developed the dye khaki leading to the end of British soldiers redcoats . It subsequently became the largest integrated woollen mill in the South West. The mill is now being converted into a selection of homes with former industrial and period features ...
Historic Somerset factory site to be regenerated with 20m from ...
While the Tone Works site is owned by the council, Tonedale Mill is currently in private hands - meaning some of the £20m will be used to purchase the site.
Established in 1970 by the Fox family, Tonedale Mill was the largest textile mill in the South West. Planning permission has been granted to restore the 13-acre site that features stunning Grade II listed buildings to create a community of 250 apartments and houses.
Tonedale Mills
Tonedale Mills , together with the neighbouring Tone Works, is a large textile mill in Wellington, Somerset, and the largest in South West England. Owned for over 200 years by members of the Fox family (see Fox Brothers), it was most famous for the production of 'Taunton serge', and later the khaki cloth and puttees used by the British Army.
Tonedale Mills from the south-west, 22-6-1993 (photo NMR 4831/38). Tonedale Mills is an extensive complex of former woollen mills and related buildings located on the north-west outskirts of Wellington. It was established by Thomas Fox in the 1790s and later developed by other members of the Fox family, who lived at the adjoining Tonedale House.
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Tonedale Mills , including Tone Mills , was a large wool factory in Wellington, Somerset that was the largest woollen mill in South West England. Owned by Fox Brothers, it was most famous for the production of "Taunton serge", and later the khaki dye used by the British Army. The mill was established in the middle of the eighteenth century, and thrived during the industrial revolution. At its ...
The Tone Works site and neighbouring Tonedale Mill near Wellington, Somerset was awarded close to £20m in government regeneration funding in 2023.