Monday 29 October 2012

Industrial Hutton Rudby

Rudby corn mill, Hutton linen mill & the church
More photographs from the History Society's collection:-


The Rudby corn mill is in the foreground of this picture, and beyond lie the buildings of the Hutton sailcloth mill.






Hutton sailcloth mill





The sailcloth mill seen from across the river Leven.







The mill with the church beyond





The Bathurst Charity School can be seen to the left of the church.







Bleach works 1877



The bleach works were on the Hutton side of the river - behind them, on the Rudby side, can be seen Spout Bank, which was said to provide a supply of good water that did not run dry in summer.




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