Newspaper Articles
A selection of newspaper articles from our archive.
South Devon Journal
Building a house from chimney bricks
The story of the John Soper who bought the mill in the 1950’s and built a house for his family from the bricks.
Western Morning News
Mill closure will hit village
How closure of the mill affected nearly half the families in Harbertonford. It had been providing employment for nearly 100 years with some employees working there for over 50 years.
Totnes Times
Peep at the past – Fire at the mill
In 2019 the Totnes Times reported on a fire at the mill in their “Peep at the past” feature. The fire had broken out 100 years earlier in 1919.
The Gazette
Half of Harbertonford’s families worked at the wool mill
More on how the village was affected by the closure of the mill and other places of employment in Harbertonford.