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With the announcement of the Viyella company going into administration I thought I would post this reminder of its origins. William Hollins & Co. Ltd., was the originator of Viyella fabrics and built mills at Radford in Nottingham during the nineteenth century. Part of the Norton Street Mills was erected in the early twentieth century and includes some nice terracotta details including this company logo on the keystone over a doorway.

Detail of the William Hollins & Co. Ltd mill at Radford, Nottingham. As far as I can remember this section of the mills was built in 1913.