Leasing Thrupp Mill
John Ferrabee first took on the lease of Thrupp Mill in 1828. Previously it was known as Wathen’s Mill, from the widow Elizabeth Wathen but it was certainly called “Phoenix Foundry” in 1828.
There is a cast iron name plate at Stroud Museum in the Park, dated 1828. This would most likely have been mounted near the entrance or in some other prominent position at the mill.
Cast iron plaque originally location at the Phoenix Foundry, now in Museum in the Park, Stroud.
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