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Ditherington Mill: Windows

Image: Surviving window opening in Ditherington Mill.

Image from: Shropshire Archives

Cast iron window frames were manufactured in Shropshire in the late 18th century. Barrie Trinder argues that none of the original cast-iron windows survive. Most of the window bays were reduced in size or blocked completely when the factory was turned into a maltings after 1886.

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