Tail
Mill, the sailcloth factory, circa 1888. The ladies wore bonnets and
clogs, like the Lancashire mill workers. My grandmother worked there and
is in the photo. My sister still has her bonnet. You can see the sluice
gates used to control the water flow from the pond to the mill wheel
although by the time this picture was taken the chimney suggests that
steam power was being used.
Incidentally,
I once worked for Merriott Mouldings at Tail Mill, in the 1950s. At the
present time, planning permission is being sought to develop the site
for yet more houses. How sad!
