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The Site of Dauncey's Factory South Street Uley	Previous Contents Next
These dwellings were built only a few years ago. They are in South Street opposite the Prema Arts Centre (ST 789 983). The site had been recently a builders yard but in the early 18th century it was a cloth factory known as Dauncey's Factory. In 1814 it was described as newly erected, 67.5 feet long, 20.5 feet wide and five storeys high. There was a shed for a horse wheel to power the machinery. Water power was of course unavailable as the site was not on a watercourse. Therefore only very light machinery could be operated. The simple functional design of the block gives us an appropriate reminder of the earlier use of the site for the cloth industry. Map GSIA

The Site of Dauncey's Factory South Street Uley

These dwellings were built only a few years ago. They are in South Street opposite the Prema Arts Centre (ST 789 983). The site had been recently a builders yard but in the early 18th century it was a cloth factory known as Dauncey's Factory.

In 1814 it was described as newly erected, 67.5 feet long, 20.5 feet wide and five storeys high. There was a shed for a horse wheel to power the machinery. Water power was of course unavailable as the site was not on a watercourse. Therefore only very light machinery could be operated.

The simple functional design of the block gives us an appropriate reminder of the earlier use of the site for the cloth industry.

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