| 1849 |
Thomas Wood (1815-1888) comes to Birstwith to manage
a Cotton Spinning and Flour Mill for the Greenwood Family |
| 1864 |
The supplies of cotton dry up because of the American civil war
and the Cotton Mill closes. Thomas Wood takes over the Flour Mill
which had five pairs of stones driven by a waterwheel. |
| 1875 |
Frederick Thomas (FT) Wood (1848-1914) son of Thomas moves from
Birstwith Mill to Bishop Monkton & Ripon Mills |
| 1885 |
Thomas Wood retires and the Mill is run by a partnership of his
sons, William and George |
| 1886 |
FT returns to Birstwith Mill and his brother William goes to
Bishop Monkton & Ripon Mills. Birstwith Mill becomes FT & G
Wood. FT commisssions the first Rollermill plant, which is installed
by Henry Simon Ltd of Manchester. The waterwheel is replaced by
a Turbine. |
| 1894 |
The Mill is re-modelled by Henry Simon Ltd |
