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Hosiery Manufacture at Dunkirk Mills, Nailsworth by Ray Wilson
After the mill ceased production of woollen cloth in 1890 The Walker family from Nottingham started manufacturing walking sticks and later hosiery. Find out more.....
See Journal contents page for more articles on Dunkirk Mills..
< The 1856 building at Dunkirk Mill in 1988 with Walkers sign