River Avon at Bradford-on-Avon

Showing a former mill building ~ The western mill buildings were substantially rebuilt in 1874-5 into a square block that provided a greater floor area for machinery.

Abbey Mill was used as a billet for Australian soldiers in the WWI and was taken over by the expanding George Spencer, Moulton Rubber Company in 1915. Rubber components were made there by the company, continuing under Avon Rubber from 1956, converted to offices for the company by architects Thurlow Lucas & Janes and closed in 1995.The mill complex was converted to retirement housing in 1997.