Godremamog Water Mill
Self catering South West Wales

The mill was built in 1885 by John Bowen. It stands three storeys high and was originally worked by an 8 horse power turbine but a few years later was to include water wheels.

The mill housed a scribber, a tenterhook willy, a mule with 198 spindles, a twister machine, two carding machines, an automatic hoffers feeding machine, one Hand loom, an automatic bobbin machine and a machine for turning the yarn after warping into the cylinder of the power loom ready for weaving, a rolling machine and a warping machines and two power looms for weaving 28 inch wide Welsh flannel and for 24 inch wide flannel ( grey and fawn ) for making colliers and steel workers shirts.

All this, when in full production, would turn out about 50 - 60 rolls of flannel a week. The mill worked until the end of 1935 stopping production when flannel was no longer in great demand.

The 2nd floor of the mill was turned into living accommodation in 1938.

Trevor & Chris Hogarth

Tel : 01239 698390