Bradford on Avon- Wiltshire 280225 (4)
The woollen cloth industry was a huge part of the community in Bradford on Avon since the 12th century when the production of woollen cloth was being created domestically in people’s homes. The 18th century saw a huge change in production when large mills with new industrial machinery popped up all over the town.
Clothiers were the middlemen who handled the processes from sheep to finished cloth, made fortunes that can be seen in fine Tudor, Jacobean and Georgian houses that can be found all around Bradford on Avon. The woollen cloth industry in Bradford on Avon ended in 1905.
Many of the buildings have now been converted into flats/apartments.
Bradford on Avon- Wiltshire 280225 (4)
The woollen cloth industry was a huge part of the community in Bradford on Avon since the 12th century when the production of woollen cloth was being created domestically in people’s homes. The 18th century saw a huge change in production when large mills with new industrial machinery popped up all over the town.
Clothiers were the middlemen who handled the processes from sheep to finished cloth, made fortunes that can be seen in fine Tudor, Jacobean and Georgian houses that can be found all around Bradford on Avon. The woollen cloth industry in Bradford on Avon ended in 1905.
Many of the buildings have now been converted into flats/apartments.