EAW006430 ENGLAND (1947). Erinoid Ltd Lightpill Mills, Lightpill, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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Details
| Title | [EAW006430] Erinoid Ltd Lightpill Mills, Lightpill, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW006430 |
| Date | 29-May-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | LIGHTPILL |
| Parish | RODBOROUGH |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 383930, 203984 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.2327292308296, 51.733880207945 |
| National Grid Reference | SO839040 |
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 Fleece Inn |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:27:56 PM |
| Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway, opened 1867, closed 1969. Passenger services ended in 1949. Now a cycle path - part of National Cycle Route 45 |
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| Dudbridge Road |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:13:59 PM |
| Lightpill Mill - GL5 3QF
Grade 2 listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 131299
This image is looking towards the West..
Once a woollen manufacturer (Roberts, Jowlings &
Co., established about 1850), later home of Erinoid casein plastics made here for about 70 years from 1912. Casein plastic was popular for buttons and door handles due to the colours it took and its hardiness. Largely replaced by oil based plastics.
Principal range early C19. Hammerdressed rubble. Corrugated iron roof. 4 storeys. 10 ranges
1 mid-C19 ashlar attic dormer with clock and moulded gable coping taken on pilasters. Chimney at south end
Range to west at south end: mid C19. Hammerdressed rubble. Pitched slate roof with louvred skylights. 4 storeys and basement. 11 ranges of mullioned windows.
Industrial windows with glazing bars on 3rd floor. Arch with keystone in basement to take mill stream.
Range to east at north end: mid C19. Hammerdressed rubble. Pitched slate roof. 3 storeys. 9 ranges |
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Tuesday 10th of January 2017 05:06:29 PM |
| Dudbridge railway station (LMS/Midland) |
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Friday 22nd of January 2016 11:27:18 AM |
| Engineering workshop, Erinoid Ltd |
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Friday 22nd of January 2016 11:17:44 AM |