Monument record 3884/54 - The Dyeworks

{1} In the 18th century there was a dyeworks on the southern edge of the town, beyond the Swanspool Brook. In 1803 the close with tenements was known as the Dyeworks while the lane to the south was known as Dyeworks Lane at Inclosure in 1767. In 1777 there was a dyer working in the town. In the later 17th century there had been a substantial expansion in cloth production in Northamptonshire, and it is possible that this dyeworks owes its origins to this. However the industry is more likely to have persisted from the medieval through to the post medieval and so the dyeworks at Wellingborough may prove to have had medieval origins. A good supply of water was essential for any dyeworks as well as somewhere to dump the waste hence the choice of a location close to a stream but within the settlement was therefore important.

<1> Foard G, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Wellingborough (Medieval + Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100339.

<2> 1771, Survey of Wellingborough Hatton manor 1771, (unchecked) (Document). SNN100360.

<3> James, W., 1803, Wellingborough Town 1803, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100362.

Record last edited

Oct 10 2003 12:54PM