Borrowed history...
Tone Mills is a complete water-powered cloth finishing works,
established by the Fox Brothers and Co at the confluence of the River
Tone and the Back Stream and dates from 1830. The remains of the water
wheel remain in-situ and so too do all the line shafting and gearing.
The Mill later had an electric motor installed to supplement the
water-wheel during times of drought, although the water wheel continued
to be used for many decades after. Put simply the mill comprises of a
number of key areas to accommodate the various stages of production: A
Fulling area, where wet cloth was dried, scoured, cleaned and milled to
the desired finish. A dying room, adjacent to the fulling area which
specialised in producing an indigo colouring. Reservoirs and Sluice
gates, to manage the flow of water into the wheel chamber. The wheel
chamber and a later power house. The associated machinery for all the
stages of production are all in-situ, making it an industrial
archaeologists paradise. The works finally closed in 2000 and production
was moved to a more contemporary location. The buildings and machinery
are Grade II* listed. Tone Mill in Wellington is the last woollen mill
in the West Country, with a priceless collection of original machinery
still in place in the wet finishing works.
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