Welcome to the Frisby Jarvis Building on Frog Island. This building was originally part of the Worsted Spinning Mill, which began operation in 1867. The office block extension was built in 1881. Both parts were built for William Thompson and Sons by the Leicester architects Shenton and Baker.
Later uses of the factory included hosiery manufacture around 1914 when the more ‘modernist’ looking 4 storey building was added. Like most mills and factories this places was taken over by other smaller firms until its eventual closure in 2001. The site survived a fire in 2005 on the top floor of the more recent building to the west of the site; and is grade II listed.
52-20130101_132834 by RichPDG, on Flickr
03-20130101_121456 by RichPDG, on Flickr
15-20130101_122414 by RichPDG, on Flickr
17-20130101_122456 by RichPDG, on Flickr
20-20130101_122614 by RichPDG, on Flickr
21-20130101_122625 by RichPDG, on Flickr
24-20130101_122709 by RichPDG, on Flickr
28-20130101_123808 by RichPDG, on Flickr
31-20130101_124148 by RichPDG, on Flickr
33-20130101_124335 by RichPDG, on Flickr
48-20130101_131911 by RichPDG, on Flickr
49-20130101_131951 by RichPDG, on Flickr
51-20130101_132725 by RichPDG, on Flickr
53-20130101_133552 by RichPDG, on Flickr
Later uses of the factory included hosiery manufacture around 1914 when the more ‘modernist’ looking 4 storey building was added. Like most mills and factories this places was taken over by other smaller firms until its eventual closure in 2001. The site survived a fire in 2005 on the top floor of the more recent building to the west of the site; and is grade II listed.
52-20130101_132834 by RichPDG, on Flickr
03-20130101_121456 by RichPDG, on Flickr
15-20130101_122414 by RichPDG, on Flickr
17-20130101_122456 by RichPDG, on Flickr
20-20130101_122614 by RichPDG, on Flickr
21-20130101_122625 by RichPDG, on Flickr
24-20130101_122709 by RichPDG, on Flickr
28-20130101_123808 by RichPDG, on Flickr
31-20130101_124148 by RichPDG, on Flickr
33-20130101_124335 by RichPDG, on Flickr
48-20130101_131911 by RichPDG, on Flickr
49-20130101_131951 by RichPDG, on Flickr
51-20130101_132725 by RichPDG, on Flickr
53-20130101_133552 by RichPDG, on Flickr