Looms at the mill

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Date:1965 - 1970 (c.)

Description:Bolehall Mill produced tapes and webbing, mainly in cotton, linen and man-made fibres. They also produced Egyptian tapes, cotton webs, and spindle tapes for mainly industrial uses. These tapes and webs would have supplied many trades including the car, railway, and clothing industries, and general engineering.

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Bolehall Mill, Tamworth

Bolehall Mill produced tapes and webbing. The building was established as a shoe factory in the 1850s, ...

Exterior view of Bolehall Mill

The chimney pictured here dates from an extension of the mill in 1886.

Looms at the mill

Bolehall Mill produced tapes and webbing, mainly in cotton, linen and man-made fibres. They also produced ...

The looms at work

View of the bleach works at Bolehall Mill

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