Www.le.ac.uk/manufacturingpasts Photo from Leicester Mercury article 2005 Photo by Ned Trifle on Flickr.

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Photo from Leicester Mercury article 2005 Photo by Ned Trifle on Flickr

Donis- thorpe & Company constructs building

Monastery of the Black Friars of the Order of St Dominic on the site

A R Donis- thorpe dies; Limited Company set up with George Ernest Ellis as Director

Ground plans and elevations of new two- story warehouse

Alterations to gate- keeper’s house

George Ernest Ellis dies after 51 years of service to company

Mr Shirley Ellis publishes ‘A Mill on the Soar,’ a book about Donisthorpe

Computer- controlled processes installed

Expansion and new governance announced

Plans tomove to Braunstone are announced

Call to ensure preserv- ation of Friars Mill

Donisthorpe receives city council developmentgrant & stays at Friars Mill

New laboratory opens, renovation planned

Howard Ellis appointed director

New look at the factory after more than £100,000renovation completed

Mr Shirley Ellis dies

Donisthorpe Amman company moves out of Friars Mill

French company DMC buys Donisthorpe; Howard Ellis steps down as director

Sold to German company Amman & Sohne GMBH

Friars Mill suffers serious fire in July; building purchased by Leicester Council in November

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Photo 2009 by Colin Hyde http://myleicestershire.org.uk

1971 Article in Leicester Mercuryhttp://myleicestershire.org.uk

Notes on Donisthorpe & Co. Ltd company historyhttp://myleicestershire.org.uk

Image c.1900 originally held at Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutlandhttp://myleicestershire.org.uk

1915 Donisthorpe plans http://myleicestershire.org.uk



George Ernest Ellis obituary, 31 December 1941 (page 1)






George Ernest Ellis obituary, 31 December 1941 (page 5 – page 4 is missing)


Leicester Mercury article 1979 http://myleicestershire.org.uk


1971 Advertisement


Leicester Mercury article 2 May 1981 http://myleicestershire.org.uk

Leicester Mercury article 9 November 1982



Exterior view of Donisthorpe factory, 1983 http://myleicestershire.org.uk

Leicester Mercury article 17 August 1983 http://myleicestershire.org.uk

1984 Leicester Mercury articlehttp://myleicestershire.org.uk


1985 Leicester Mercury articlehttp://myleicestershire.org.uk

Leicester Mercury article from 1986http://myleicestershire.org.uk


Leicester Mercury article from 1988


Leicester Mercury article from 1991 http://myleicestershire.org.uk

Postcard image titled ‘Friars’ Mills, West-Bridge’ by George Wilson, 1993 http://myleicestershire.org.uk


Donisthorpe – Friars Mill from across the canal; 2002 photo by Colin Hyde http://myleicestershire.org.uk

Donisthorpe – Friars Mill from across the canal; 2002 photo by Colin Hyde http://myleicestershire.org.uk



Photo of Bath Lane 2009, by Colin Hyde http://myleicestershire.org.uk

Photo of Donisthorpe – Friars Mill building as seen from Bath Lane 2009, by Colin Hyde http://myleicestershire.org.uk

Photo of Donisthorpe – Friars Mill building as seen from Bath Lane 2009, by Colin Hyde http://myleicestershire.org.uk

Donisthorpe – Friars Mill 24 July 2012, the day after a serious firePhoto by Ned Trifle on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/nedtrifle/7889582814/

Page 1From Leicester City Councilhttp://tinyurl.com/befr4sg

Page 2From Leicester City Councilhttp://tinyurl.com/befr4sg

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