Harvesting in Oxfordshire

Harvesting in Oxfordshire

Photograph taken 1860 - 1922 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: CC93/00016

A horse drawn reaping machine gathering hay, possibly taken as part of the Country Life series.

Location

Oxfordshire N/A

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Themes

This mill was originally known as Jumble Hole Mill. It was first mentioned in 1788. Between 1815 and 1826 it was owned by Christopher Rawden who owned several mills in the locality. On 11th August 1899 the mill was destroyed by fire. This photograph could have been taken after the fire. The mill was altered and extended during the 19th and 20th century. The 1947 Yorkshire textile Industry directory has an entry for Jumble Hole Mill:
'Cocker and Co (1929) Ltd. (bleaching, dyeing and finishing of blacks and colours; rayons; crepes; cashmeres; brocades; muslins)
Cockers closed in the 1950s, but the mill was later used for silk dyeing.

People at Work

Tags

farming food horse machine rural work men victorian (1837 - 1901)