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Solva Woollen Mill, Middle Mill, near Solva

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NPRN41090
Map ReferenceSM82NW
Grid ReferenceSM8056025940
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunitySolva
Type Of SiteWOOLLEN MILL
PeriodModern
Description
Solva Woollen Mill opened on 31 January 1907 and has been in continuous production since. It specialises in carpets and floor rugs. Originally powered by an overshot water-wheel, now restored and running but not supplying power, the mill uses the leat built for the adjacent corn mill (nprn 302266) . The factory contains five Dobcross looms and associated warping and weft preparation machinery.
(Sources include: Welsh Mills Society published leaflet, 1999)
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 27 September 2001 & 21 October 2014.