E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works, Tutbury

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Date:1970

Description:Mixing the dye at E.B. Chapman's Sheepskin Works at the Old Mill, Tutbury. The corn mill in Tutbury was converted to use as a tannery in 1913-14 by E.B. Chapman. His son Walter expaned the business to produce sheepskins. The business closed in 1983 and was converted into a clothing business and hotel. This in turn closed in the late 1990s.

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Trade & Tradespeople Tanner Manufacturing Business, Trade & Industry

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