Photo from Leicester Mercury article 2005 Photo by Ned Trifle on Flickr www.le.ac.uk/manufacturingpasts
Monastery of the Black Friars of the Order of St Dominic on the site A R Donisthorpe dies; Limited Company set up with George Ernest Ellis as Director Alterations to gatekeeper s house Mr Shirley Ellis publishes A Mill on the Soar, a book about Donisthorpe Expansion and new governance announced Call to ensure preservation of Friars Mill New laboratory opens, renovation planned New look at the factory after more than 100,000 renovation completed Mr Shirley Ellis dies Donisthorpe Amman company moves out of Friars Mill 1220 1739 1906 1915 1917 1941 1979 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 2001 2005 2012 Donisthorpe & Company constructs building Ground plans and elevations of new twostory warehouse George Ernest Ellis dies after 51 years of service to company Computercontrolled processes installed Plans to move to Braunstone are announced Donisthorpe receives city council development grant & stays at Friars Mill Howard Ellis appointed director 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 Mercury http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Notes on Donisthorpe & Co. Ltd company history http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Image c.1900 originally held at Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland http://myleicestershire.org.uk
1915 Donisthorpe plans http://myleicestershire.org.uk
1915 Donisthorpe plans http://myleicestershire.org.uk
1917 Donisthorpe plans http://myleicestershire.org.uk
George Ernest Ellis obituary, 31 December 1941 (page 1) http://myleicestershire. org.uk
George Ernest Ellis obituary, 31 December 1941 (page 2) http://myleicestershire. org.uk
George Ernest Ellis obituary, 31 December 1941 (page 3) http://myleicestershire. org.uk
George Ernest Ellis obituary, 31 December 1941 (page 5 page 4 is missing) http://myleicestershire. org.uk
Leicester Mercury article 1979 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article 1979 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
1971 Advertisement http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article 2 May 1981 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article 9 November 1982 http://myleicestershire. org.uk
Leicester Mercury article 1983 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Exterior view of Donisthorpe factory, 1983 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article 17 August 1983 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
1984 Leicester Mercury article http://myleicester shire. org.uk
Leicester Mercury article 1985 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
1985 Leicester Mercury article http://myleicester shire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article from 1986 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article from 1987 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article from 1988 http://myleicestershire. org.uk
Leicester Mercury article from 1991 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Postcard image titled Friars Mills, West-Bridge by George Wilson, 1993 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article from 2002 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
Leicester Mercury article from 2005 http://myleicestershire.org.uk
Leicester Mercury article from 2005 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 fire Photo by Ned Trifle on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/nedtrifle/7889582814/
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