Key Things

Question 1

What year was the mill bought

Answer 1

1797

Question 2

When was the mill opened

Answer 2

1799

Question 3

When did it change to woostead

Answer 3

1865

Question 4

When was it closed

Answer 4

1981

Question 5

When did it reopen as a museum

Answer 5

1982

Question 6

Who bought the mill

Answer 6

Fox brothers/Thomas fox

Question 7

What was significant about Thomas fox

Answer 7

He was a quaker

Question 8

Why was fox being a Quaker significant

Answer 8

It made him a lot nicer because of the religion

Question 9

How was Thomas fox a better boss then most mill owners of the time

Answer 9

Made a NON PROFIT SHOP for workers

NO workers UNDER 8

HOUSES and CLOTHES for CHEAPER

BETTER PAY then other mills

Question 10

What was the sight originally

Answer 10

A grist mill

Question 11

What was the machinery used when the mill first opened

Answer 11

Spinning jennies

Question 12

What was so good about woostead and what made fox change to it

Answer 12

LONGER and STRONGER
One of a kind product

Wool was going down
Cotton going up but to popular

The new idea made him lots of money

Question 13

Why was the mill closed

Answer 13

Because other countries with different laws (not protecting workers hours) made the products for cheaper

Question 14

What’s significant about the mill now as a museum

Answer 14

It’s still operatable

Question 15

What was the woostead used for in ww1/2

Answer 15

Puttees

Question 16

How much was the original mill bought for

Answer 16

11 hundred guineas

Question 17

How big was the property when fox bought it

Answer 17

15 acres

Question 18

What was the name of the river

Answer 18

River culme

Question 19

When was the extension built

Answer 19

1865

Question 20

Around how many did the mill employ

Answer 20

5000

Question 21

When was the new water wheel put in

Answer 21

1821

Question 22

How far did it distribute products

Answer 22

World wide

Question 23

When was the steam engine added

Answer 23

1865