Foundries at Thrupp

An old indenture paper (seen by H. A. Randall) included a reference to “Foundry & Workshop” at Thrupp. Although there was no mention in this of Veriby or Ferrabee, Randall writes that “Ferrabees had been at Thrupp for 15-20 years previously [prior to 1792].” 

At this time there were two mills at Thrupp and many cottage weaving industries. Property was generally owned by the landed gentry.

The lower photograph shown here is a close up of the upper photograph of Thrupp which was taken around 1900.

A: site of Thrupp Mill, demolished at this time, with lifting gantry installed on the site by George Waller.

B: original Phoenix Foundry & Ironworks buildings. This is mostly now a car park.

C: The Meadows, now the site of The Stroud Brewery.

D: there were at least two main Mill buildings, Upper & Lower at Thrupp. The building still standing at time of the photograph survived into the 20th century.

E: site of surviving (in 2025) stone bridge over remaining course of River Frome.