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Hermitage Mill

Courtesy of J W Purdy

Hermitage Lane
Mansfield
England

There was a mill at this location in 1302 under the ownership of Thomas beck, Bishop of St David's. In the seventeenth century Mansfields textile industry revolved around framework knitting, a basically cottage industry. In 1727 there were 40 framework knitters in the town. By 1800 there about 700 frames making stockings, and cotton and silk gloves. Later on many frames were converted into lace frames. In the late eighteenth century Mansfield was suffering an economic depression and the construction of five water-powered cotton spinning mills along the River Maun were financed by the Duke of Portland to create employment. The furthest west of the five new mills was Hermitage Mill, which is seen here. It was leased from the Duke of Portland in 1782 by Samuel Unwin and James Haygate. By 1835 it was leased to James Fisher, then The Taylors, then in 1860 to Samuel Eden, Hosiery manufacturer, who was still there in 1932. It is currently occupied by a builders merchants.

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