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The Shirt Factory, c 1905

The Shirt Factory, c 1905

This photograph of the Shirt Factory building, dated two years before it burnt, is the earliest known picture of a manufacturing facility on the current Kenwood site. Little […]
“The Town and The Mill” – The Making of Felts and Blankets

“The Town and The Mill” – The Making of Felts and Blankets

Transcript, as narrated by Andy Clarke: Passing between a series of large cylinders covered with fine wire, the wool is combed out into a wide loose web of […]
“The Town and The Mill” – A Great Place to Live

“The Town and The Mill” – A Great Place to Live

Transcript, as narrated by Andy Clarke: Yes, Arnprior is a great place to live. It’s nice for children to grow up in a place like Arnprior. They have […]
The Town and the Mill

The Town and the Mill

‘The Town and the Mill’ shows Arnprior as it was in 1948. The technicolor film was produced at the request of Kenwood Mills, Limited. Narrated by Andy Clarke, […]
1933 Kenwood Mills Staff Photo

1933 Kenwood Mills Staff Photo

This photo shows the staff of Kenwood Mills in 1933, just a few short years after the economic crash. Arnold MacIntyre’s identification of staff members in 2003 was based […]
New Employee Wing

New Employee Wing

This new wing was built in 1947 as part of Kenwood’s employee welfare programme. This initiative was to give workers a stable and comfortable workplace, and hopefully would […]
WWII Volunteer List

WWII Volunteer List

This honour scroll shows the names of Kenwood Mills employees who volunteered for service in WWII. This document, designed, by A.J. Casson, a member of the Group of […]
View of the Kenwood Weaving Room 1947

View of the Kenwood Weaving Room 1947

Taking up a large portion of the Kenwood Factory, the looms in the weaving room manufactured the textile products. These larger looms could be used to make both […]